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An Apology for the Rest of Us
I'm thrilled to welcome back anti-violence expert Jay Yoder to the Into Account team. While this piece describes instances of threats of violence against queer folks at Goshen College, I think many LGBTQ+ people who experienced Christian schools will recognize the...
Why Sexual Harassment Is Common in Academic Institutions
by Dwight Krehbiel, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Bethel CollegeSexual harassment is a widespread phenomenon, observed in a great variety of educational and work settings. Previous posts in this series have examined the evidence that such harassment has a...
I am not ruined: Surviving abuse in the Church of Christ
by Crystal Seymore Crystal Seymore’s story of abuse is a tangle of oppressive and violent threads. It’s hard to say which of those threads most deserves to be highlighted in this introduction to her narrative. Is it the spiritual abuse by Church of Christ clergy...
Why Science, Engineering, and Medicine Care about Sexual Harassment
by Dwight Krehbiel, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Bethel College A remarkable event in the growing recognition of the widespread problem of sexual harassment was the publication of a major report on this topic by the National Academies of Science,...
The Cultural Experience: Being sexually harassed as an exchange student
On October 31 of this year, Ted Mueller was arrested in North Newton, Kansas. He was charged with two counts of sexual battery as well as one count of lewd and lascivious behavior. These charges represent a small fraction of the reports that have been shared with law...
Clergy Abuse is Not Just a Mistake
by Reverend Teresa K. Pecinovsky Kintsugi pottery by Miyo Heki. Image shared with permission from the artist. [Updated on 1/5/2020: This version of Teresa Pecinovsky's interview contains additional details about Dr. Love's behavior in response to the question, "Can...
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