Citation

McMullin S, Nason-Clark N, Fisher-Townsend B, Holtmann C. J. Pastoral Care Counsel. 2015; 69(2): 113-124.

Affiliation

University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1542305015586776

PMID

26227940

Abstract

The focus of this article by our research team looks specifically at the teaching of domestic violence classes in a seminary or religious context, as well as the ongoing professional education of religious leaders, such as pastors. It also considers ways to introduce therapeutic staff to the unique vulnerabilities of highly religious clients who have been abused or who act abusively. Based on data that we have collected at North American theological seminaries and in congregations, we explain some of the challenges of including instruction about domestic violence in a religious context.

Language: en