Ebook: Black and white Bible, black and blue wife: my story of finding hope after domestic abuse

Ruth Tucker recounts a harrowing story of abuse at the hands of her husband--a well-educated, charming preacher no less--in hope that her story would help other women caught in a cycle of domestic violence and offer a balanced biblical approach to counter such abuse for pastors and counselors.;Opening the curtain of domestic violence -- Moving beyond the headship debate: is there common ground in storytelling? -- Pollution in paradise: a snake in the garden of perfection -- Mutuality in living color: fashioning a marriage based on equality -- An abuse of power: perversions in the name of patriarchy -- What if women ruled the world? celebrating gender differences -- Was john calvin a feminist? theologians and women?s equality -- The rule of thumb: do women enjoy equal justice under the law? -- Standing against cultural misogyny: how do we assess ethnic differences? -- 50 shades of rape: is there ever legitimate rape in marriage? -- A fruitless undertaking? couples counseling for domestic abuse -- Two to tango? the burden of shame, blame, and guilt -- Can a messy soap-opera life be redeemed? moving beyond domestic abuse -- Tackling the tough questions.