The a theological response to global violence against women and girls Gerhardt, Elizabeth L. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. ilu 2014 monographic eng 1 online resource (181 pages) Violence against women and girls is a human rights epidemic that affects millions of lives around the world. While many Christians are addressing this crisis through education, advocacy and philanthropic support, there has been a reluctance to name gendercide as a theological and confessional issue, a matter that strikes at the very essence of the Christian faith. In The Cross and Gendercide, Elizabeth Gerhardt draws on Luther's "theology of the cross" to provide a theological basis for naming and responding to the grave sin of global gendercide. She lifts up the work and witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer as an especially powerful resource for mobilizing the church today toward political action and social engagement. From the perspective of Christ's cross, the church must raise a prophetic voice against systemic violence and speak up for the myriad women and girls who are invisible and voiceless in the world today. Elizabeth Gerhardt. Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-181) and index. Violence Religious aspects Christianity Women Violence against Girls Violence against Women Crimes against Religious aspects Christianity Girls Crimes against RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues RELIGION / Christianity / General BT736.15 .G48 2014eb 261.8/32 Gerhardt, Elizabeth L., author. (DLC) 2014005350 (OCoLC)859881811 9780830880225 (electronic bk.) 0830880224 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=684950 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=684950 N$T 140505 20200709060042.0 ocn879203282 eng