Media Reviews
Silence and shame all too often describe the struggling lives of so many male survivors of sexual abuse. In Naming Our Abuse, these survivors step away from the world of silence and boldly speak about their unspeakable journeys with the hope that their collective voices will empower others who are suffering in silence and shame. These powerful stories bring us that much closer to shattering the silence and shame that has choked the lives of too many for too long. -- (02/10/2016)
As a pastor, this book made my eyes water and my blood boil. I am both grateful for and sobered by the raw honesty of Naming Our Abuse. Too often, the church has aggravated the injuries of survivors of sexual abuse through pastoral negligence. Let that be said no longer. The stories of Andrew, Daniel, and David provide a framework for healing that will help any church leader begin caring for the 25 percent of their congregation who have suffered from sexual abuse. May this book lead to an increase in compassionate sermons, a decrease in spiritualized protection of abusers, and safer spaces for healing within the church. -- (02/10/2016)
I cannot overstate this: Naming Our Abuse is a rare and important book! For those of us who are survivors of abuse, there is only one path to a flourishing life on the other side of the damage of abuse, and this book provides the road map. What I've discovered in my own story is that what is not named is not healed. Naming our abuse in its shamefully graphic detail and grieving its consequences in the context of a safe and kind community, whether in therapy or a recovery group, is the only path to healing. Naming Our Abuse not only provides guidance in getting there, but its three authors show us the combination of courage and kindness it takes to experience a level of healing on this side of the fullness of God's new creation. -- (02/10/2016)
Andrew J. Schmutzer, Daniel Gorski, and David Carlson have composed an insightful, sensitive, and helpful work on the devastating epidemic of male sexual abuse. This often neglected trauma is in dire need of accessible and clear resources like this. I look forward to sharing Naming Our Abuse with counselees, colleagues, and ministry partners as we seek to come alongside men who have been devastated by the trauma of sexual abuse. -- (02/10/2016)
Naming Our Abuse is a collection of trail notes from three men who were forced to make impossible decisions, feel contradictory feelings, and become agents in their own failing and flying as they journey toward self-understanding and a new kind of redemption. They walk out on the rope bridge ahead of us. . . and tell of themselves, in order that we might pick up the pen to shape our silence and our tears into words. I pray that this book makes it into every seminary curriculum, onto the shelf of every pastor, and most importantly, into the hands of every survivor of sexual abuse who feels crazy and alone and dirty, never more than when he is in church. Lord, have mercy. -- (02/10/2016)
Naming Our Abuse is a much-needed resource for men who have been sexually abused. I know this as a counselor who has worked with female survivors of sexual abuse for over thirty years and teaches courses on trauma. I also know it as a mother who is grieved by the knowledge that despite my best efforts to protect my sons from prospective perpetrators, one of them was molested by a visitor in our home. Most books on sexual abuse are geared toward female survivors, making a book that speaks to the unique experiences of male survivors a welcome addition to the field. -- (02/10/2016)
Healing from sexual abuse requires that survivors express their thoughts and feelings of grief externally, not just experience them internally. The stories and writing therapy activities in Naming Our Abuse allow wounded men to engage with their stories authentically and are tools of grace that God will use to bring healing and move them forward in their journeys. -- (02/10/2016)
In Naming Our Abuse, Andrew, Daniel, and David have not only performed outstanding healing work on their own behalf, but have provided a clear pathway for anyone with a traumatic background who reads their stories. The reader is aided in following their progress from victim to redemption through the analogy of the aftermath of an automobile accident. As a therapist to trauma victims, I look forward to getting this book into the hands of many. -- (02/10/2016)
In Naming Our Abuse, the reader has a unique privilege of peering over the shoulders of three older brothers as they share their personal stories and lay out a road map to healing. Their candor calls us to mourn what has escaped our words. This book is unprecedented in the way it uses narratives to address shame and the residue of abuse that resides in the particularity of our stories. Not only do Andrew, Daniel, and David demonstrate a model for healing through storytelling, they also courageously speak to the unique journey of being a son, husband, father, and survivor. Valuable theological reflection combined with insightful therapeutic techniques are woven through their stories and questions, making this a vital resource for pastors, therapists, survivors, and spouses. -- (02/10/2016)
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