A review by vanessaw
We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis by Mary E. DeMuth

3.0

I received this book free to review. We Too by Mary E. DeMuth discusses the sexual abuse crisis facing not only America, but the world and how the church, and we as Christians should be responding. Definitely needs a trigger warning. (She does talk a little about her own abuse, and has written a memoir about it.) We should be asking what can we do to help the 'survivors' (if you can call them that. How do you survive sexual abuse?) rather than meeting them with disbelief and protecting the abusers. This books includes many passages from the Bible that show God stating and showing that we should be helping victims of abuse, rather than question, shun, shame and make them feel they need to hide what happens. There is a long history of sexual abuse and cover ups.
While most of this was not new information for me, I feel that this would be a good read for churches, especially those that are not sure what direction to go or what action to take. It is a great way to start the discussion.