Individual Presentation or Panel Title
Women of Faith and Abuse: How Christian Responses to Domestic Violence Impacts the Victim
Abstract
Throughout history, Christianity has responded to various social problems. One issue that has surfaced recently is domestic violence. However, the different denominations within Christianity each have their own unique perspective when responding to domestic violence. These responses will affect both abusers and victims who are members of their respective denominations. In order to better understand how the reaction from a Christian church affects the victim and abuser in domestic violence situations, literature addressing domestic violence from three denominations will be examined. This literature will include Christian affiliated blogs and church web pages. These denominations will include Baptist, Catholic, and Episcopal churches. Once the literature has been gathered it will be examined using a feminist lens to analyze whether or not the literature empowers the abuser or victim. The expected results of this study are that churches that have a history of progressive ideology will be more likely to empower the victims of domestic abuse than churches that have had a more conservative historical pattern.
Location
Ballator Gallery
Start Date
3-5-2014 3:30 PM
End Date
3-5-2014 4:20 PM
Women of Faith and Abuse: How Christian Responses to Domestic Violence Impacts the Victim
Ballator Gallery
Throughout history, Christianity has responded to various social problems. One issue that has surfaced recently is domestic violence. However, the different denominations within Christianity each have their own unique perspective when responding to domestic violence. These responses will affect both abusers and victims who are members of their respective denominations. In order to better understand how the reaction from a Christian church affects the victim and abuser in domestic violence situations, literature addressing domestic violence from three denominations will be examined. This literature will include Christian affiliated blogs and church web pages. These denominations will include Baptist, Catholic, and Episcopal churches. Once the literature has been gathered it will be examined using a feminist lens to analyze whether or not the literature empowers the abuser or victim. The expected results of this study are that churches that have a history of progressive ideology will be more likely to empower the victims of domestic abuse than churches that have had a more conservative historical pattern.