Articles

By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
Published in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS) Volume 50 (September 2007),  pp. 573-594
In spite of significant attention given to the topic of domestic violence in the United States in recent years, evidenced particularly by the Violence Against Women’s Act enacted in 1994, [...]

By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
Published in Calvin Theological Journal Volume 41 (2006), pp. 279-296
Domestic violence is an enormous worldwide social problem that warrants serious attention by biblical scholars and ethicists. The etiology of domestic violence is complex, and many different social, familial, interpersonal, and religious influences [...]

Lessons from the Congo
By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
Published in Mutuality Magazine Volume 15, Issue 4,  Winter 2008
Patriarcy, Rape, and Heroism - Lessons from the Congo
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By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
Published in Priscilla Papers Vol. 21, No. 2, Spring 2007
Of all the social problems confronted by the church, domestic violence is surely one of the most misunderstood and mismanaged by church leaders. I still look back with deep embarrassment on the time when, as a  young pastor, [...]

By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
It is hard to fathom the pervasiveness of abuse, but this a tragic reality. For instance:

Childhood trauma, particularly that involving abuse and neglect, is probably the most important public health challenge in the United Sates (Psychiatric Annals, 2005)
In [...]

By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
Abuse is unique in the way it damages people because it literally wounds the soul. The ravages of abuse are deep seated and often life-long. This is evidenced in many forms of pathology which ultimately have their root in abuse. Abuse [...]

By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
Several years ago, at a new student orientation, I met an engaging young woman named Susan who had just moved to our city from the Midwest. Our faculty soon discovered that Susan was one of the most gifted students in her [...]

By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
I still identify myself as a religious woman, but I feel that the Lord has a big world out there to take care of, and I take care of my sexuality. I feel that some of the proclaimed [sexual] rules that [...]