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by Pamela F. Engelbert (Author), Kimberly Ervin Alexander (Foreword by)
#MeToo. #ChurchToo. #pentecostalsisterstoo. Since 2018, hashtags and stories of sexual violence have appeared in all sectors of life from Hollywood to the Olympics; from politics to religion; from universities to seminaries; and among pentecostals. But amid all these stories of sexual abuse and assaults, one may wonder if any stories of healing from sexual violence exist. If so, what does healing look like, particularly among pentecostals who believe in divine healing? Is it a single prayer of faith or a conglomeration of healing factors? In true pentecostal form, See My Body, See Me systematically examines the healing stories of eight pentecostal survivors and the experiences of five pentecostal licensed counselors. It then combines these experiences of both males and females with Scripture, theology, psychology, and culture to provide a pentecostal perspective on healing from sexual violence. As a practical theological approach, See My Body, See Me also offers acts of ministry to provide healing spaces by way of three embodied praxes that are historically and theologically pentecostal: listening, waiting, and learning. See My Body, See Me is an invitation to participate in Christ's healing ministry to see, hear, and believe survivors as God sees, hears, and believes them.
Author Biography
Pamela F. Engelbert is a practical theologian and a grief support facilitator, as well as an author and researcher in the area of suffering and healing among pentecostals. She has served as a co-pastor and co-missionary with her husband, and she has taught online and seated classes on providing pastoral care from a pentecostal perspective in the United States and Asia, respectively. She is the author of Who Is Present in Absence? (2019).
