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 Services and Products TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS Presentations are available addressing religious issues and domestic violence. All presentations include religious and pastoral issues. We offer concrete suggestions about how your church or synagogue can become involved in preventing and responding to violence against women and how community groups can learn to work more effectively with clergy and laity in a cooperative effort to help families in crisis. Available for presentations throughout the U.S., Canada and overseas. Please schedule your presentation 6 - 12 months in advance. Fill out a or contact Sandra Barone: Phone Fax EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND STUDY GUIDES Broken Vows, Religious Perspectives on Domestic Violence (A two-part video: Part I-37 minutes, Part II-22 minutes) An award-winning (Emmy nominee) video that presents the stories of six battered women--Catholic, Protestant and Jewish, and how their congregations responded to their situation. Shows how religious teachings have been misused in ways that perpetuate abuse, and gives positive suggestions about how a church or synagogue can respond to violence against women. As one of the women in the video poignantly states, "A loving God does not want anyone to die of love, to die of commitment to their family." Broken Vows includes: |
 Excellent introductory information about domestic violenceInterviews with clergy, psychologists and shelter workersDiscussion of theological issuesConcrete ideas about how religious institutions can work to end domestic violenceA complete study guide and awareness brochures.
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Free previews available (with credit card). Also available in PAL format. Contact Ellen Johanson or Phone Fax for free catalog, or us! RENTAL: $50.00 (U.S.) NEW! Wings Like A Dove: Healing for the Abused Christian Woman (34-minute video) This exciting new video speaks directly to the abused Christian woman. Through the voices of victims, clergy, and helping professionals, Wings Like A Dove offers hope and healing to abused women and valuable information for religious and community groups. Wings Like a Dove includes: |
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Reassurance to Christian women that the abuse is not their fault, that they are not alone, and that God will be with them on their journey to find safety and healing;An in-depth discussion of theological issues that are often troubling for Christian women in abusive relationships: blame, submission, the marriage covenant, divorce, forgiveness, and faith;Information about the effects of domestic violence on children;A 32-page study guide and a package of awareness brochures. |
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Also available in PAL format. Contact Ellen Johanson or Phone Fax for free catalog, or us! RENTAL: $30.00 (U.S.) NOTE: SAVE 30% WHEN PURCHASED WITH "BROKEN VOWS" SAVE 15% WHEN PURCHASED WITH "TO SAVE A LIFE"NEW! To Save A Life: Ending Domestic Violence in Jewish Familes (35-minute video) An exciting new resource for abused Jewish women, Jewish communal leaders, helping professionals, and all who seek to break the silence about domestic violence in Jewish families. To Save a Life includes: |
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Excellent introductory information about domestic violence in Jewish familes;Reassurance to Jewish women that the abuse is not their fault, that they are not alone, and that help is available;Comprehensive discussion of theological issues such as Shalom bayit, forgiveness and atonement;Information about the effects of domestic violence on children;A 32-page study guide and a package of awareness brochures. |
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Also available in PAL format. Contact Ellen Johanson or Phone Fax for free catalog, or us! RENTAL: $30.00 (U.S.) NOTE: SAVE 30% WHEN PURCHASED WITH "BROKEN VOWS" SAVE 15% WHEN PURCHASED WITH "WINGS LIKE A DOVE"BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS Working Together A quarterly newsjournal that includes articles, editorials, book reviews, resources and information about local, national and international prevention efforts addressing child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence and clergy misconduct. Call for free sample, or us. Keeping the Faith: Questions and Answers for the Abused Woman by Rev. Marie M. Fortune (San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1987) This booklet is a concise response to common religious questions raised by victims of domestic violence. It is written specifically for victims/survivors and is a valuable resource for shelters, counselors and pastors. For quantities of 10 or more, call for prices. Violence in the Family--A Workshop Curriculum for Clergy and Other Helpers, by Rev. Marie M. Fortune (Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 1991). For use by any group that wants to provide continuing education for clergy and assist secular helpers in responding to religious questions. Extensive appendix and resource sections offer teaching and worship materials which can be duplicated. The Speaking Profits Us: Violence in the Lives of Women of Color. Maryviolet C. Burns, editor. (Seattle: CPSDV, 1986). A bilingual monograph of essays addressing domestic violence and sexual assault within American Indian, Asian, African American, and Latin American communities. Text is in both English and Spanish. $3.00 each for 10 or more A Commentary on Religious Issues in Family Violence, by Rev. Marie M. Fortune with substantial contributions by Judith Hertz. Presents an overview of religious concerns in family violence, including counseling roles, scriptural and theological issues, marriage covenant, and forgiveness from Jewish and Christian perspectives. $ .40 each for 50 or more Called to Make Justice, Rev. Thelma Burgonio-Watson, editor (Seattle:CPSDV, 1995). A monograph of collected keynote speeches from "Called to Make Justice", the first bi-national meeting (May, 1993 in Chicago, IL) of advocates, workers and leaders from religious communities who work to end sexual and domestic violence. Contributions from Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock, Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune, Rev. Stan McKay, Rabbi Julie Ringold Spitzer, John Stoltenberg, and Dr. Emilie M. Townes. $6.95 for 10 or more What Every Congregation Needs to Know About Domestic Violence (Seattle: CPSDV: 1994). An excellent introductory pamphlet ideal for distribution to both laity and clergy. Sold in packets of 25. Camera-ready artwork available. NOTE: Also available in Spanish. $ .40 each for over 100 Violence Against Women and Children: A Christian Theological Sourcebook. Marie M. Fortune and Carol Adams, editors. (New York: The Continuum Publishing Group, 1996) In over thirty articles, this sourcebook suggests the possible future directions of theological education so that ministers and others will be adequately prepared, "to respond not only to the individual victim/survivor or perpetrator but also address and change structural foundations of our churches, which have allowed the violence to go unchallenged for so long". |
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How to Contact the Center The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence 936 North 34th Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98103 USA Fax: or contact us by ! |
