Spiritual Healing from Sexual Violence: An Intersectional Guide

Spiritual Healing from Sexual Violence: An Intersectional Guide is a collection of essays from survivors, scholars, activists, spiritual leaders, and social justice practitioners that offers numerous intersectional and culturally competent options for women, men, and non-binary conforming adults to create their own safe healing conditions and establish pathways for recovery. These chapters provide a wide range of survival stories that raise awareness of the issues involved in healing after sexual assault and also provide inspiration for reforming negative societal issues and patterns. In a classroom setting, these chapters deliver both the culturally grounded knowledge and the skillsets necessary for recovery.

This is a vital guide for students and practitioners in counseling, social work, theology, and gender studies.

Debra Meyers, PhD, is a professor of history, gender studies, and religious studies at Northern Kentucky University.

Rev. Mary Sue Barnett is a priest (ARCWP), founder of the Louisville Coalition for CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women), and a mental health hospital chaplain.