Escaping the Devil's Bedroom: Sex Trafficking, Global Prostitution, and the Gospel's Transforming Power [Paperback]

Dawn Herzog Jewell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 29, 2008

Escaping the Devilis Bedroom is a startling piece of frontlines research. Jewell explores how women are ensnared by or forced into the sex industry, how escape is possible, and how former prostitutes are working with ministries and churches to help those still trapped in the vicious cycle of the sex trade.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Few resources have the combination of worldview, scriptural grounding and compelling stories of despair and renewal that this work does." (Outreach Magazine 20090301)

From the Back Cover

The sex industry enslaves millions of women, but churches and individual Christians are fighting back. Dawn Jewell weaves the stories of individual victims with a careful examination of the realities that propelled them into prostitution in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Alongside, she highlights ministries that are reaching one life at a time through prayerful visits to strip-clubs, bars, and seedy streets. Readers will perceive the gospel's transforming power in individuals who have left prostitution and found new life in Christ. "Christians in many parts of the world are trying to bring light into the darkness, and healing to those who are hurt. If you wish to engage with this challenge, then this is a book you should read." -Baroness Caroline Cox "What is a girl? Property? Unpaid labor? A sex object? Or a human being created in the image of God? This book tells stories of girl-and boy-once considered disposable, who now live with dignity." -Dr. Miriam Adeney Associate Professor of World Christian Studies Seattle Pacific University "Escaping the Devil's Bedroom helps readers play a role in ending this modern-day slavery. Dawn offers us hope, inspires compassion, and empowers us to be Christ's hands and feet healing our broken world." -Camerin Courtney Editor, Today's Christian Woman

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Monarch Books (August 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825461650
• ISBN-13: 978-0825461651
• Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 5 x 7.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #595,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a freelance writer published in Christianity Today and its sister magazines. My real job is publications manager for Media Associates International (MAI), a training agency that equips writers, editors and publishers in the hard places of the world. I love writing about God's transforming power and equipping others to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God (Micah 6:8)

A native of Seattle, I landed a decade ago in the Chicago suburbs with my husband. I still pine for snow-capped peaks and mist-covered islands in the Emerald city.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Overview of Prostitution and Sexual Exploitation August 19, 2008

By Mindy Ashley

Format:Paperback

In Escaping the Devil's Bedroom, Dawn Herzog Jewell provides a very good overview of the issues surrounding prostitution and sexual exploitation while also giving readers an idea of the work that is being done with the men, women and children who are being exploited. Anyone who is involved in this type of work or is wanting to learn more about these issues would benefit from this book. As someone who works with a ministry that reaches out to people involved in prostitution, it is wonderful to see not only the reality of life in prostitution but also the way that God is revealing Himself in some of the darkest places in the world.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty from ashes August 19, 2008

By Caryn M. Pederson

Format:Paperback

This brief world tour will change you. Story after story will open your eyes to horrors, but also the hope and healing emerging thanks to the sacrifice of a few. Dawn Jewell's book will help you gain more of Christ's heart for these precious individuals and see how you, too, can be a part of bringing "beauty from ashes."

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An inside look at the international sex traffic August 12, 2008

By James W. Reapsome

Format:Paperback

Dawn Jewell's book exposes the inside of the worldwide sex business and shows itsdevastating effect on thousands of people. At the same time, by interviewing counselors devoted to rescuing victims of this sordid trade, she offers hope and points the way to recovery. Her authentic, first-hand field research adds credibility and authenticity to her work. Her reporting is not designed to titillate, but to redeem.--Jim Reapsome