When the Church Harms God's People : Becoming Faith Communities that Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth, and Care for the Wounded /
Langberg, Diane/
When the Church Harms God's People : Becoming Faith Communities that Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth, and Care for the Wounded / Diane Langberg. - Grand Rapids, Michigan: Brazos Press, c2024. - xvii, 155 pages 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-155)
Encountering sickness in the Body of Christ -- What the Church is called to be -- Wolves, sheep, and shepherding -- Examining culture in the light of Christ -- Self-deception - Systemic deception -- Systemic abuse within Christendom -- Repentance and forgiveness -- A message to victims -- A message to shepherds -- A more excellent way.
"A respected trauma scholar and counselor diagnoses how Christian communities too often mimic worldly institutions and end up harming people, before calling the church to love and serve those in their care"-- Provided by publisher.
9781587436451
2024013559
BV 4596.P87 / L35 2024
261.8/322
When the Church Harms God's People : Becoming Faith Communities that Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth, and Care for the Wounded / Diane Langberg. - Grand Rapids, Michigan: Brazos Press, c2024. - xvii, 155 pages 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-155)
Encountering sickness in the Body of Christ -- What the Church is called to be -- Wolves, sheep, and shepherding -- Examining culture in the light of Christ -- Self-deception - Systemic deception -- Systemic abuse within Christendom -- Repentance and forgiveness -- A message to victims -- A message to shepherds -- A more excellent way.
"A respected trauma scholar and counselor diagnoses how Christian communities too often mimic worldly institutions and end up harming people, before calling the church to love and serve those in their care"-- Provided by publisher.
9781587436451
2024013559
BV 4596.P87 / L35 2024
261.8/322