Violence Against Women and Children

Brief Description: Violence against women and children has reached epidemic proportions. It cuts across all economic strata and is found in our urban centers and the farthest corners of the nation. This is the only sourcebook on domestic violence for clergy and counselors. Brief Description: "A hefty 500-page anthology of more than 30 academic articles examining sexual and domestic violence in the context of the Christion scriptures, tradition and teaching... Ýthe Ý anthology is for readers willing to encounter some controversial approaches on the way to a deeper understanding of a complex subject." -Publishers WeeklyBiographical Note: Carol J. Adams is an activist and author of "The Pornography of Meat," "Living Among Meat Eaters," and many other books challenging a sexist, meat-eating world. She is a sought-after speaker throughout North America and Europe, and has been invited to more than 100 campuses to show "The Sexual Politics of Meat Slide Show," which is always being updated to include contemporary cultural representations.

Contributor Bio:  Adams, Carol J Adams is the author of The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory and other books. Contributor Bio:  Fortune, Marie M Marie M. Fortune is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and director of the Center for Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence in Seattle. She is the author of several books, including Is Nothing Sacred?