Guest: Dr. Steve Tracy | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Tracy on the subject of abuse. Topics of conversation include, 1) Why churches have become havens for abusers, 2) Defining the five categories of abuse (sexual, physical, verbal, spiritual, neglect), 3) The effects of shame and how to heal from it, 4) How Christians can help victims of abuse.

Dr. Steve Tracy serves as professor of Theology and Ethics at Phoenix Seminary. He and his wife are co-founders of Mending the Soul Ministries, and have ministered in the United States and around the world, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Mexico. Dr. Tracy is the author of Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse (Zondervan, 2008).

You can read the full show notes here: https://ps.edu/what-is-a-christian-response-to-abuse-dr-steve-tracy/

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