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Spiritual and Religious Abuse

Expanding What is Known About Domestic Violence

Howard University, Washington, DC, tbent-goodley{at}howard.edu

Dawnovise N. Fowler

University of Texas at Austin, dfowler{at}mail.utexas.edu

Domestic violence reportedly affects more than 5 million Americans each year, more than 85% of whom are women. Many of these women turn to their faith-based communities for support and guidance, but little is known about how the church members they turn to perceive or understand domestic violence. This article reports the outcomes of three focus groups in three diverse communities of faith in the African American community that resulted in a better understanding of how church leaders and congregants view spirituality and religion and how they converge with domestic violence. Implications for research and practice are presented for domestic violence intervention

Key Words: African Americans • domestic violence • religion • spirituality

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