Dangerous Marriage: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence [Mass Market Paperback]

S. Rutherford McDill (Author), Linda McDill (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Spire (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800786548
• ISBN-13: 978-0800786540
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,631,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual Empowerment for women facing abuse., March 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dangerous Marriage: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read dozens of self help books about abuse in the last several months but none seemed to help me deal with the spiritual side of my marriage and the options that I had in front of me. This book truly gave the best advice and uplifting support. It is the best book I have read on abuse. I returned to the site to order additional copies to share with others and took this chance to review it. If you are active in church, and you face any type of abuse, PLEASE PLEASE read this book. This book is Christian, non-denominational and is geared to help you sort out your religious desires to do right, with the disaster of dealing with most un-Christlike abuse. While some people like to "blame the victim" because it takes the pressure off the abuser, this book showed Christlike love to the victim and gives her lots of tools to help her find healing in the gospel. I felt understood and loved as I read the pages and I was so grateful the McDill's are in tune enough to the Lord that they would write this masterpiece. I felt the book was compassionate towards the abuser as well, but held a firm line of accountability which is very scripturally based. The truth is, abuse is a choice. While most counselors and books dealing with abuse have encouraged me to "leave" and stay gone, the McDill's gave me courage to see how leaving for a year or two could actually heal my marriage and give me hope that my family could be reunited if we work and commit to change. A very realistic sound approach that I feel the Lord would approve of. They do NOT encourage you to return to an abusive situation. I found the case studies to address the real problems facing abused women today, and often in the church, we have no where to turn. No one that believes us, no one that really wants to know what is going on because it is easier to ignore the problem. I have felt much pressure in my church community to stay in an abusive marriage. I think every minister or church leader should read this book before he advises an abused woman to do anything. This book empowered me to take a stand for my life and the life of my children by leaving my husband. .. to give us both a chance to heal. This book goes through step by step repentance processes that the abuser must go through to change, and why leaving to allow the process to begin is often the only way that healing can truly occur. And that healing will make you dance and smile and take back your life. The life the Lord meant you to have. A wonderful wonderful wonderful wonderful book. Sound and honest. Enough Said. Order 2 or 3 copies to share with your family and clergy

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Christian Women Facing Abuse, March 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dangerous Marriage: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read many books on this subject and this book helped me the most. It helped me deal with self-esteem issues in a very constructive way. I ordered several copies to give for gifts. The authors have obviously worked with and helped many couples through abusive relationships. The religious applications were very helpful and very appropriate. I recommend this book highly for Christian women facing this problem.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent resource, August 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dangerous Marriage: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence (Mass Market Paperback)

This book has been a profound help to me. I had been in an abusive marriage for a long time and it is about time that there was a book that could handle this appropriately from a Christian perspective.

The advice is sound.