Is It Abuse?
by Darby A. Strickland | Book Summary
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Author: Darby A. Strickland
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In Is It Abuse, author Darby A. Strickland walks you through the process of understanding and defining abuse in its various forms, uncovering the abuse, and upholding the victims of such abuse. At each step, you will learn to see abuse both through the eyes of the victim and, just as importantly, through the eyes of the God, who despises that abuse and whose desire is for justice for the abuser and healing for the victim. While this work cannot provide an exhaustive understanding of the intricate process of counseling and caring for the abused, readers will find in it an essential starting point that will help them "expose and drive out sin while protecting the vulnerable" (p. 305). |
Author Darby A. Strickland comes with a great deal of experience addressing the topics of biblical counseling and domestic abuse. Strickland graduated with her MDiv in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1999. After her graduation from Westminster, Strickland began to regularly both speak and write on the issue of domestic abuse from a biblical counseling perspective.
Aside from speaking at various events on this topic and others, Strickland serves as a teacher at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation's School (CCEF), where she offers a course on counseling within abusive marriages. In addition to her teaching, Strickland has authored two booklets on domestic abuse and contributed to the book Becoming a Church That Cares Well for the Abused.
Is It Abuse?
by Darby A. Strickland
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Darby A. Strickland |
| Publisher | P&R Publishing |
| Date | 2020 |
| Pages | 360 |
Overview:
It is likely that you already are confident in your conviction that domestic abuse is both heinously wicked and all too common. Yet how confident are you in your ability to see the signs of domestic abuse or in your ability to help those who are victims of that abuse?
In Is It Abuse, author Darby A. Strickland walks you through the process of understanding and defining abuse in its various forms, uncovering the abuse, and upholding the victims of such abuse. At each step, you will learn to see abuse both through the eyes of the victim and, just as importantly, through the eyes of the God, who despises that abuse and whose desire is for justice for the abuser and healing for the victim.
While this work cannot provide an exhaustive understanding of the intricate process of counseling and caring for the abused, readers will find in it an essential starting point that will help them "expose and drive out sin while protecting the vulnerable" (p. 305).
Author Darby A. Strickland comes with a great deal of experience addressing the topics of biblical counseling and domestic abuse. Strickland graduated with her MDiv in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1999. After her graduation from Westminster, Strickland began to regularly both speak and write on the issue of domestic abuse from a biblical counseling perspective.
Aside from speaking at various events on this topic and others, Strickland serves as a teacher at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation's School (CCEF), where she offers a course on counseling within abusive marriages. In addition to her teaching, Strickland has authored two booklets on domestic abuse and contributed to the book Becoming a Church That Cares Well for the Abused.