What About Her? A True Story of Clergy Abuse Survival written under Jan Tuin's penname, Beth Van Dyke
"We all have observed what often happens when a pastor falls into sexual sin: leaders gather around to form an accountability group; the erring leader is assigned the task of pursuring various restoration tasks for a year or so; and then the pastor is reinstalled into places of service and leadership. But Beth and her book are asking us the haunting question, What About Her?"
Dr. James Beck, now retired, was Professor of Counseling at Denver Seminary, and a Clinical Psychologist. He is author of Dorothy Carey & Co-Editory of Women, Abuse, And The Bible
"This work is based on the author's extensive study of 25 women from 11 states who were sexually abused by members of the clergy. A primary goal of the study, besides helping the violated women understand their experiences, was to make available to educators, practitioners and others concrete information about what it means to be sexually exploited by a trusted religious representative.
The author also considers the usefulness of a trauma model to study the impact of such sexual abuse on women and on their relationships with others, and presents her findings that the participants did exhibit symptoms strongly corresponding with the classical and complex trauma criteria used."
Kathryn A. Flynn is a research associate at Clarmont Graduate University.
Betrayal of Trust Confronting and Preventing Clergy Sexual Misconduct by Stanley J. Grenz & Roy D. Bell
"Clergy sexual misconduct has become a crisis of nearly epidemic proportions. Without exception, these incidents inflict terrible pain on victims and tarnish the credibility of the church in society. A comprehensive look at the problem, Betrayal of Trust offers practical, scripture-based ideas on how to prevent abuse, minister to victims, and reespoond appropriately to cases of misconduct."
Sex in the Forbidden Zone When Men in Power-- Therapist, Doctors, Clergy, Teachers, and Others-- Betray Women's Trust by Peter Rutter, M.D.
"Provocative...Says All The Right Things." --The New York Times Book Review--
"Courageous, compassionate and insightful. While focusing on the pain and disillusionment of the victims, he examines the complex dynamics of betrayer and betrayed with understanding and humility." --Los Angeles Times--
Selected by the Literary Guild, Doubleday, and Psycholtherapy Book Clubs
