Women experiencing intimate partner violence are overrepresented in Australian churches. National... more Women experiencing intimate partner violence are overrepresented in Australian churches. National research indicates women do not approach their congregation to report violence, and that clergy across denominations lack the confidence to deal with both women (victimsurvivors) needing referral, and male (perpetrators) needing to be held accountable or access behaviour change programs. In Victoria, the State government funds multi-faith and ecumenical efforts to address intimate partner violence in faith settings. Whilst family violence prevention and response training occur within mainstream denominations, this training does not translate into discipleship or liturgical documents. Where training does occur, denominations modify professional family violence prevention resources to suit their theologies, even where these theologies further harm women. This paper considers how revising Anglican liturgical resources can be more effective in naming, lamenting, and grieving intimate partner violence where both victim-survivors and perpetrators worship in gathered communities.
This research explores vocational self-identity, institutional loyalty and voice using a combinat... more This research explores vocational self-identity, institutional loyalty and voice using a combination of self-study and narrative inquiry. Meaning is constructed through a thematic analysis of storied journal and narrative data,<em> written to describe the experience during the curriculum making process.</em>
Women experiencing intimate partner violence are overrepresented in Australian churches. National... more Women experiencing intimate partner violence are overrepresented in Australian churches. National research indicates women do not approach their congregation to report violence, and that clergy across denominations lack the confidence to deal with both women (victimsurvivors) needing referral, and male (perpetrators) needing to be held accountable or access behaviour change programs. In Victoria, the State government funds multi-faith and ecumenical efforts to address intimate partner violence in faith settings. Whilst family violence prevention and response training occur within mainstream denominations, this training does not translate into discipleship or liturgical documents. Where training does occur, denominations modify professional family violence prevention resources to suit their theologies, even where these theologies further harm women. This paper considers how revising Anglican liturgical resources can be more effective in naming, lamenting, and grieving intimate partner violence where both victim-survivors and perpetrators worship in gathered communities.
This research explores vocational self-identity, institutional loyalty and voice using a combinat... more This research explores vocational self-identity, institutional loyalty and voice using a combination of self-study and narrative inquiry. Meaning is constructed through a thematic analysis of storied journal and narrative data,<em> written to describe the experience during the curriculum making process.</em>
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