I’m delighted that the second edition of Scars Across Humanity, published 2018 by IVP Academic, won top award in the Politics and Public Life section of CT Book Awards. This was their citation.
Politics and Public Life
Scars Across Humanity: Understanding and Overcoming Violence Against Women
Elaine Storkey (IVP Academic)
“Elaine Storkey courageously identifies how violence against women—be it physical, sexual, psychological, or economic—is, as her title suggests, a scar across humanity. Her work addresses the broad-sweeping manifestations of patriarchy in Christian history, the internalized gender discrimination and justification of abuse in societies around the world, and the church’s inadequate response to these violations and injustices. But this book isn’t just a broad-sweeping condemnation of Christian failure, as Storkey offers direct and clear recommendations for how violence against women can be overcome. Not an easy read, Scars Against Humanity is an essential work calling the Christian community to address one of the greatest injustices of our day.” —Mae Elise Cannon, writer and minister, executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace
You may also follow up the Christianity Today interview with Elaine Storkey in the May 2018 issue of CT.
(And Storkey wrote about sex-selective abortion for CT Women.)
