[1] Esteemed readers of the Journal of Lutheran Ethics, in this volume we shall explore a recent morally significant theological examination of the Lutheran approach to child abuse. Child abuse is a pressing social problem with severe long-lasting effects that has commonly been recognized as a major public health crisis in our society. The Journal has dedicated a number of issues to this problem and to the value of raising healthy children in volume 23 number 6 (December 2023/January 2024), volume 24 number 2 (April/May 2024), and volume 25 number 1 (February/March 2025). We welcome our readers to peruse these volumes.
[2] Staci Stought, a pastoral care practitioner and retired police office focused on this concern, has provided an insightful and thorough exploration of the book and the salient issues at stake in this pressing social concern.
William Rodríguez is Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida. He serves as Book Review Editor for the Journal of Lutheran Ethics.