Contents
contents
Introduction: Opening the Curtain of Domestic Violence
1. Moving beyond Headship Debates:
Finding Common Ground in Storytelling
2. Pollution in Paradise:
A Snake in the Garden of Perfection
3. Mutuality in Living Color:
Fashioning a Marriage Based on Equality
4. Abuse of Power:
Perversions in the Name of Patriarchy
5. What If Women Ruled the World?
Celebrating Gender Differences
6. Was John Calvin a Feminist?
Theologians and Women’s Equality
7. The Rule of Thumb:
Do Women Enjoy Equal Justice under the Law?
8. Standing against Cultural Misogyny:
Assessing Ethnic Differences
9. Fifty Shades of Rape:
Is There Ever Legitimate Rape in Marriage?
10. Risky or Reliable?
Couples Counseling for Domestic Violence
11. Two to Tango?
The Burden of Shame, Blame, and Guilt
12. Vows of Mutuality:
Enjoying Equality in Marriage
Afterword: Tackling the Tough Questions
Acknowledgments
Notes