
The Healing Spirit
A Study of Seven Journeys to Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse
Leo O. Stossich(Author)
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published on 26. February 2019
194 pages
978-1-5326-4429-0 (ISBN)
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This book traces the journeys of seven victims of childhood sexual abuse who have experienced recovery through the activity of the Holy Spirit within the context of the local church. These recovered victims have been enabled to move beyond the devastation of abuse by others whom they trusted to a place of emotional and psychological stability, appropriate sexual intimacy with their spouses, and a growing level of spiritual maturity. While the Christian community has been slow to grasp the severity and extent of the problem or to provide the healing resources of the gospel, some victims have found recovery in local churches. The author has undertaken in-depth interviews to elicit and explore the narratives of their journeys from woundedness to well-being. These narratives are an important source of information on the activity of the Holy Spirit in healing. While the Spirit is an entity hidden to us, the author has explored the experiences of seven recovered victims to disclose meaning for the work of the Spirit in all areas of Christian ministry.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
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978-1-5326-4429-0 (9781532644290)
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Leo Stossich is a qualified teacher, an ordained minister, and has planted several churches. He gained his doctorate of ministry at Tabor College of Higher Education in Adelaide, Australia. His dissertation was "The Healing Spirit: An Investigation of Spiritual Healing for Christian Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse." Stossich has lectured at the Tasmanian College of Ministries and Tabor College in Hobart. He is married with four adult children and four grandchildren.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Childhood Sexual Abuse and Christian Ministry
- Defining the Problem
- The Prevalence, Impact, and Nature of the Problem
- The Spiritual Dimension of the Problem
- The Church and Christian Ministry
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2: A Biblical/Theological Exploration of Spiritual Ministry
- Introduction
- Metaphors, Models, and Theologies of Salvation in the New Testament
- Salvation and Healing
- The Church and Ministry
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3: Biographical and Healing Narratives
- Introducing the Participants
- The Interpretative Themes
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4: The World as the Context For the Activity of the Holy Spirit
- Introduction
- Dysfunctionality and Damage
- Deprivation and Disempowerment
- Disillusionment with Religion
- Conversion and Change
- Christian Heritage
- Discovering God
- Relationship with God
- Faith and Calling
- Summary
- The Lived World of Perceptual Phenomena
- The Self and the Other in Relation
- Transcendence and Immanence
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5: Woundedness
- Introduction
- Vulnerability, Manipulation, and Control
- Internal Damage
- Inner and Outer Worlds
- Images of God
- Uncovering Wounds
- Rising Emotions
- Oversexualization
- Summary
- Self as Myth-Maker
- Self and World Discovered in Experience
- Human Beings as Existentially Vulnerable
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6: Faith Community
- Introduction
- Spiritual Foundations
- Encouraging Influences
- Personal and Spiritual Growth
- Cultivating the Spiritual Life
- Community and Identity
- Mixed Church Experiences
- Counseling and Prayer
- Ministerial Life and Experience
- Summary
- Communion with God Involving Community with Others
- Community as Spiritual and Personal Formation
- Christian Community as Openness to God's Promised Future
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7: Healing
- Introduction
- Remembering and Understanding
- Naming Abuse
- Disclosing Abuse
- Depth and Need
- Facilitators to Healing
- Inhibitors and Relapses
- Trust and Safety
- Forgiveness and Healing
- Identity and Purpose
- Healing and Wholeness
- Summary
- Human Knowing as Transformative
- Human Love as Supportive of Deeper Knowing
- Intimacy in God's Love as Healing
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8: The Holy Spirit
- Introduction
- The Flame of the Spirit
- Interventions and Interruptions
- Revelation and Change
- Event and Process
- Infilling of the Holy Spirit
- Guidance and Counseling
- Overwhelming Help from the Spirit
- The Spirit and Christ
- Summary
- The Actualizing of New Life Capacities as the Spirit
- The Impetus, Confidence, and Courage for Change as the Spirit
- The Movement Toward Shared Life as the Spirit
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9: A Model for Spiritual Ministry to Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Introduction
- The Work of the Spirit in Healing
- The Work of the Spirit and Ministerial Practice
- Implications for Pastoral Education
- Concluding Statement
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Bibliography
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