We Too, Mary DeMuth
We Too, Mary DeMuth
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We Too
How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis

Author: Mary DeMuth, J.D. Greear

Narrator: Mary DeMuth

Unabridged: 7 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/24/2019


Synopsis

Time's Up: Addressing the Unspoken Crisis in the Church

We like to think the church is a haven for the hurting. But what happens when it's not?

Author and advocate Mary DeMuth urges the church she loves to rise up and face the evil of sexual abuse and harassment with candor and empathy. Based on research and survivors' stories, along with fierce fidelity to Scripture, DeMuth unpacks the church's response to sexual violence and provides a healthy framework for the church to become a haven of healing instead of an institution of judgment.

In the throes of the #MeToo movement, our response as Christians is vital. God beckons us to be good Samaritans to those facing trauma and brokenness in the aftermath of abuse and provide safe spaces to heal. DeMuth advocates for a culture of honesty and listening and calls on the church to enter the places where people are hurting. In the circle of that kind of empathetic #WeToo community, the church must become what it's meant to be—a place of justice and healing for everyone.

About Mary DeMuth

Mary DeMuth is an international speaker, a podcaster, and the author of over forty books, fiction and nonfiction, including The Day I Met Jesus. Through God's healing, Mary has overcome a difficult past to become an authentic example of what it means to live a brand-new story. She loves to help others "re-story" their lives through the books she writes. Mary lives in Texas with her husband of thirty years and is the mother of three adult children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rick

This may be the most important book I've read in a few years. I can't imagine what could possibly come across my desk and have a bigger impact or be more important. Here is one of the many quotes I pulled: “...to be obedient to God means doing the godly work of loving others, protecting the vulnerable......more

Over a decade before the #metoo movement, a friend helped me solve the mystery behind why memories of someone I went to for help triggered feelings of shame. She told me that I was the third woman to tell her stories about this man. I hadn’t done anything to be ashamed of; I’d experienced abuse. I a......more

Goodreads review by Emily

"We Too" by Mary DeMuth is a difficult, but necessary read for those seeking to address the very real problem of sexual abuse, both outside and inside the church. A survivor herself, DeMuth opens up the difficult parts of her story, deconstructing her experience: who helped her, who did not, and how......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

This book is a must read for anyone working through personal trauma, serving in full-time ministry - or simply those wanting to learn how to love more like Jesus. With precious transparency, Mary Demuth pulls from her own story to help us understand what it is like to live with the scars of sexual a......more