Teaser for "The Hero and the Whore" by Camille Hernandez

“The Hero and the Whore: Reclaiming Healing and Liberation through the Stories of Sexual Exploitation in the Bible” by Camille Hernandez releases October 31, 2023<br />
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“They spoke of love but were mute about injustice. It was as if words like genocide, slavery, and assault didn’t exist in their vocabulary. Bringing them up rendered a Jesus juke and a threat to no longer belong in their little Christian club. <br />
“What do you do when leaders can express deep and heartfelt emotions about God but are unable to recognize or acknowledge their own complicity in systems that continually harm people? The God they speak of becomes just as abusive as the ambassadors. When people are unable to publicly acknowledge their role in perpetuating harm, the God they represent is no longer the figure of forgiveness and compassion. They’ll spend all that time in the pulpit shouting the name of the Lord and letting the devil live in their actions.” - from the prologue<br />
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“Hernandez leads us through the realities of oppression and liberation, reminding us that we don’t have to stay in the toxic colonial spaces that many of us are born into, and we can bravely wrestle with questions we don’t always have answers for.” – Kaitlin B. Curtice<br />
Of all the things modern people of faith overlook or choose to ignore in the Bible, stories of sexual exploitation are near the top of the list. This isn’t so different from our world today, when victims of trafficking, rape, and harassment are dismissed and disbelieved, their stories twisted and erased. <br />
Trauma-informed educator and minister Camille Hernandez dives deep into the Bible’s stories of exploitation and abuse to name the difficult truths buried in Scripture, address the forms such violence takes in modern society, and illuminate a path of healing and hope. With a blend of storytelling, cultural analysis, and trauma-informed care, “The Hero and the Whore” invites readers to reconsider their assumptions about victims of sexual exploitation and respond with compassionate understanding that will bring us all to the wholeness God desires.<br />
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