Religion, gender, and family violence : : when prayers are not enough / / edited by Catherine Holtmann, Nancy Nason-Clark.

• Superior document: International Studies in Religion and Society ; Volume 31
• TeilnehmendeR: Holtmann, Catherine,; Nason-Clark, Nancy, 1956-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: International studies in religion and society ; Volume 31.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (262 pages).

The chapters of Religion, Gender, and Family Violence: When Prayers Are Not Enough have been written from multiple disciplinary perspectives (sociology, religious studies, law) and based on research within diverse religious traditions including Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, as well as new religious movements. Similarities and differences between traditions are highlighted based on empirical research which shows how people actually deal with family violence in different contexts. This book also addresses some of the larger historical and political backgrounds that impact the experiences of family violence amongst ethno-religious minorities. The lives of religious victims and perpetrators of family violence are considered, as well as the responsibilities of religious leaders, congregations and secular professionals in addressing this widespread social problem.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction / Catherine Holtmann -- Issues in the Research on Religion and Family Violence -- Clergy, Congregations, and the Response to Domestic Violence in Families / Steve McMullin -- Who Cares? Religious Immigrant Women, Social Networks, and Family Violence / Catherine Holtmann -- “The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these”: Corporal Punishment and the Move towards Non-violent Discipline in Christian Parenting / Susan Nunn and and Emma Robinson -- Responding to Unique Lived Realities: The Role of Intersectional Complexities in Shelter Experiences / Jolyne H. Roy -- Religious Perpetrators of Family Violence -- Portraying the Violence of Men through the Beauty of Stained Glass / Nancy Nason-Clark -- Aboriginal Men, Violence, and Spirituality: “A big part of who we are is the spiritual part” / Barbara Fisher-Townsend -- “Guru Pedophiles”, Neo-Polygamists, and Predatory Prophets: Exploring the Sex Scandals and Abuse Allegations Concerning “Cults”/NRMs, 1993–2017 / Susan J. Palmer -- Family Violence, Religion, and Legal Pluralism -- The Legal Status of Muslim Women in Israel Undergoing the Experience of Divorce: Static or Dynamic? / Pascale Fournier and Victoria Snyers -- The State, the Household, and Religious Divorce in Lebanon: Women’s Everyday Struggles / Pascale Fournier , Farah Malek-Bakouche and Eve Laoun -- In the Name of God? ‘Get’ Refusal as Domestic Abuse / Yael Machtinger -- Conclusion / Nancy Nason-Clark.