Child Abuse

[1] In November of 2025, the ELCA approved a social message on child protection which calls for a number of reforms and greater theological engagement with the topic of child abuse. One of the resources cited in the social message is Here We Stand: A Lutheran Response to Child Abuse. This book is a collection […]

[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 […]