Religion and Men's Violence Against Women

Abstract

I. Background.- Violence Against Women in Religious Communities: An Introduction.- Men's Violence against Women: An Overview.- Ecclesiastical Policies vs Lived Social Relationships: Gender Parity, Attitudes, and Ethics.- Exploring Women's Spiritual Struggles and Resources to Cope with Intimate Partner Aggression.- II. Working with Individuals within Religious Cultural Communities in the US.- "Sexual Savages:" Christian Stereotypes and Violence Against North America's Native Women.- Violence against Women in the Orthodox Jewish Community.- A Conservative Jewish Approach to Family Violence.- Intimate Partner Violence within Church Communities of African Ancestry.- Latino Protestants: Religion, Culture, and Violence Against Women.- Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Men's Violence Against Women.- Is There Peace within Our Walls? Intimate Partner Violence and White Mainline Protestant Churches in North America.- Addressing IPV in White Evangelical and Fundamentalist Churches.- An Anabaptist-Mennonite Perspective of Intimate Partner Violence.- The Amish Gemeinschaft Community: Pro-woman?- Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Church Communities.- Religion and Violence Against Women: The LDS Church.- Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches.- Violence Against Women in a Multiethnic Church.- Domestic Violence in Muslim Communities.- Violence Against Women through a Buddhist Lens.- Religious Syncretism and Intimate Partner Violence in the Chinese American Community.- (Un)Holy Connections? Understanding Woman Abuse in Hinduism.- Violence Against Women and Hmong Religious Beliefs.- Violence Against Women in the Sikh Community.- III. Best Practices in Working with Clergy and Religious Communities.- Consultation and Educational Programming.- Models of Collaboration between Community Service Agencies and Faith-Based Institutions.- Providing Hope in Faith Communities: Creating a Domestic Violence Policy for Families.- Conclusion.