Surviving God
A New Vision of God through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors

When I told my wife the title of this book, Surviving God, she asked “Do they mean that God survives bad interpretation of who they are or that people survive bad interpretations of God?” It’s an excellent question and one that the authors, Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan Shaw, answer with an emphatic “Y......more

Bold, important, and open-minded. This book is important food for thought, particularly for clergy and other people in positions of church leadership. I commend the authors for their vulnerability regarding their abuse and recovery. This book might be steep for folks not well-versed in multiple theo......more

I am both a pastor and a survivor of sexual violence, so I wandered back and forth between my professional and personal identities while reading "Surviving God". The authors honor the stories of survivors and the God of incarnation and resurrection with tender and fierce love. I'm so grateful for th......more

I think a lot of these authors and believe this is a good collection of ideas and challenges for the church in terms of talking about domestic abuse and sexual violence in or outside of the church. I just don’t think anything was added at all to the conversation here.......more

Excellent, incredibly timely, and the concept of centering survivors, and their stories, in theology and the activity of the church, is lasting and important. A Surviving God is one less people will have to “survive.”......more