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Covers:  Abuse, abuse prevention in churches, public theology of trauma
Professor @ Mercer University. Truth-Teller. "A God of faithfulness and without injustice, righteous and upright is he." Deut. 32:3-4

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Susan Codone’s Biography

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Professor and advocate. Standing against sexual abuse in the evangelical church and writing about my public theology of trauma.

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Racism, Misogyny and Abuse: Why the SBC Keeps Getting it Wrong

Racism, Misogyny and Abuse: Why the SBC Keeps Getting it Wrong

Co-authored with Susan Codone "When Southern Baptists established the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary i…

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Abuse and Authority: A Conversation with Susan Codone

Abuse and Authority: A Conversation with Susan Codone

Scott Coley talks with Susan Codone about abuse within the SBC and the power structures that stand in the way…

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Baptized into Racism but Raised to Walk with Christ

Baptized into Racism but Raised to Walk with Christ

Hailing from central Alabama, I've buckled the Bible Belt around me as long as I've been alive- sometimes I'v…

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Suspended & Silenced by an SBC Pastor (Dr. Susan Codone)

Suspended & Silenced by an SBC Pastor (Dr. Susan Codone)

Dr. Susan Codone is an "SBC Voice" - an active and supportive Southern Baptist. Her approach to this issue ha…

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'My faith in God didn't waver.' Mercer dean shares story of alleged abuse by Baptist leaders

'My faith in God didn't waver.' Mercer dean shares story of alleged abuse by Baptist leaders

When she was 14, Susan Codone was at church camp standing by a tetherball pole with the youth minister of her…

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Southern Baptist Convention And Sexual Abuse

Southern Baptist Convention And Sexual Abuse

NPR's Noel King speaks with Susan Codone, a survivor of sexual abuse in a Southern Baptist church, about her …

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The Emancipation of Anticipation

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By Susan Codone
| Fathom Magazine Verified
When I was eight years old, I asked Santa for a horse. I considered this request a practical matter; I promised to take care of it every day despite any knowledge of how to do so. As is customary, I visited Santa at the mall and formally submitted my request for a dark brown horse with a golden mane. Santa, playing his role—with no regard for my parents’ sanity—assured me that such a horse would indeed be mine.
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10 requests for church leaders from a sexual abuse survivor - ERLC

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By Susan Codone, Carol J. Hogue, Megan Nichols Lively, Marty Hogue
| ERLC - The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
At the 2019 ERLC Caring Well Conference, I shared 10 requests from my perspective of an SBC sexual abuse survivor. I’ve included my requests, expanded with commentary in order to help guide your thinking as you care well for trauma survivors. 1. Acknowledge that many adults in your churches have experienced trauma. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that one in three women and one in four men have experienced sexual violence.
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Hidden in Plain Sight

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By Jackie Hill Perry, Megan Nichols Lively, Carol J. Hogue, Susan Codone
| ERLC - The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
Resources Light Magazine is a semiannual publication of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. Subscribe now for Light Magazine. You will receive two print issues a year for $10. Light is our biannual magazine that takes an in-depth look at cultural and moral concerns. We apply God’s Word and Baptist convictions in a way that will help shape your voice in the public square. Subscribe today and get information that will provide clarity around the public policy issues that matter to you.
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