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

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

faithphilosophyandpolitics.org — Co-authored with Susan Codone "When Southern Baptists established the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1859, the prevailing orthodoxy of its white clergy included commitment to the legitimacy of slavery." -Report on Slavery and Racism in the History of SBTS Blog post coauthored with Scott M. Coley regarding the prevailing orthodoxy of the SBC during the Civil War and its trailing effect on racism, misogyny, and abuse in the SBC today.
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Abuse and Authority: A Conversation with Susan Codone

Abuse and Authority: A Conversation with Susan Codone

podomatic.com — Scott Coley talks with Susan Codone about abuse within the SBC and the power structures that stand in the way of institutional reform. If you or someone you know has experienced abuse, call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.
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Baptized into Racism but Raised to Walk with Christ

Baptized into Racism but Raised to Walk with Christ

fathommag.com — Hailing from central Alabama, I've buckled the Bible Belt around me as long as I've been alive- sometimes I've tightened it a few notches, and other times I've loosened it through God's expansive freedom. As a child, especially at church, I knew that Bible Belt as white.
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Suspended & Silenced by an SBC Pastor (Dr. Susan Codone)

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

sbcvoices.com — Dr. Susan Codone is an "SBC Voice" - an active and supportive Southern Baptist. Her approach to this issue has been direct but it has honored local church autonomy. The church in question is free to do as it chooses, but she is also free to dissent and to put public pressure on that church when it does something that violates her conscience.
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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

The Telegraph (Macon) — When she was 14, Susan Codone was at church camp standing by a tetherball pole with the youth minister of her Baptist church in Birmingham. The youth minister told her that God was calling her to help him with his ministry in a "very special way."
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Southern Baptist Convention And Sexual Abuse

Southern Baptist Convention And Sexual Abuse

NPR — NPR's Noel King speaks with Susan Codone, a survivor of sexual abuse in a Southern Baptist church, about her experience at the denomination's annual meeting. NOEL KING, HOST: This week, Susan Codone traveled to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. She went there to share something that happened to her when she was a teenager.
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A message for all of us who attend church

A message for all of us who attend church

AL.com — At age 14, I was driven by a blazing faith in Jesus, yet seriously conflicted by my circumstances. I was being sexually abused by the youth minister in my Southern Baptist church just west of Birmingham, and was certain it was my fault.
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Resources | Caring Well Initiative

Resources | Caring Well Initiative

caringwell.com — Susan Codone's SBC survivor story. The Caring Well curriculum offers downloadable resources for your church or ministry. Check back regularly for new resources throughout the Caring Well Challenge. If your church has not committed to the Caring Well Challenge, you can online here.
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Hidden in Plain Sight - ERLC

Hidden in Plain Sight - ERLC

erlc.com — Susan Codone's story as featured in Light Magazine. The ERLC, together with the Sexual Abuse Advisory Group of the SBC, has continued working to try to prevent more terrible instances of abuse from happening in the future and to care well for victims. That's why we wanted to focus this issue of Light Magazine on educating and equipping Christians to stand against sexual abuse...
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Susan Codone - ERLC

Susan Codone - ERLC

erlc.com — The disruption of my life began at age 14 in my small Southern Baptist church a few miles outside of Birmingham, Alabama. For months, my youth minister had showered me with flattering attention, telling me that God had chosen me to help his ministry. This grooming led to 18 months of progressively worse sexual abuse, ...
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10 requests for church leaders from a sexual abuse survivor - ERLC

10 requests for church leaders from a sexual abuse survivor - ERLC

erlc.com — 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.
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Endurance Doesn't Last - Trillia Newbell

Endurance Doesn't Last - Trillia Newbell

trillianewbell.com — By Susan Codone Human endurance doesn't last. (A post for the launch of Sacred Endurance by Trillia Newbell.)
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Perspective | A letter to the Protestant church about sex abuse: We are not safer

Perspective | A letter to the Protestant church about sex abuse: We are not safer

The Washington Post — Many Protestants have expressed righteous sadness at the sexual crimes in the faith traditions around us, namely the Catholic Church, while remaining indifferent to similar crimes within our congregations. We believe our churches are safer. We are wrong. I know this from personal experience.
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The Emancipation of Anticipation

The Emancipation of Anticipation

fathommag.com — When I was eight years old, I asked Santa for a horse. It was my first lesson in anticipation denied, one that I would learn even more vividly later. But anticipation denied is like hope deferred; it is a testing ground for faith. The Emancipation of Anticipation is the ability to wait on the Lord to provide, and in that waiting, to rest.
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