Nancy Nienhuis: 1 book

Book cover of Saintly Women

Saintly Women

Medieval Saints, Modern Women, and Intimate Partner Violence

by Nancy Nienhuis, Beverly Mayne Kienzle
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017

This ground-breaking volume assesses the contemporary epidemic of intimate partner violence and explores how and why cultural and religious beliefs serve to excuse battering and to work against survivors’ attempts to find safety. Theological interpretations of sacred texts have been used for centuries...
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