"This book is a bold statement on how violence against wives cannot, against all reported evidence, be biblically legitimized and is a violation of men and women as the image of God. With a truly global approach through her research, the author clearly demonstrates how pervasive the support of Christian theologies in history and in present times is for disciplining wives to being beaten and physically violated." -- Marina Ngursangzeli Behera, Research Tutor & MPhil Stage Leader, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford University, UK "'Elizabeth Koepping's book is the fruit of a life-long academic and personal commitment to gender justice. In this multi-sited, global study we are introduced to theological arguments and critical readings regarding men's violence towards women at a grassroots level, far from lofty declarations at international conferences. It is a timely and unsettling book.'" -- Kajsa Ahlstrand, Professor of World Christianity, Uppsala University, Sweden "This book is a bold statement on how violence against wives cannot, against all reported evidence, be biblically legitimized and is a violation of men and women as the image of God. With a truly global approach through her research, the author clearly demonstrates how pervasive the support of Christian theologies in history and in present times is for disciplining wives to being beaten and physically violated." -- Marina Ngursangzeli Behera, Research Tutor & MPhil Stage Leader, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford University, UK "Elizabeth Koepping's book is the fruit of a life-long academic and personal commitment to gender justice.

In this multi-sited, global study we are introduced to theological arguments and critical readings regarding men's violence towards women at a grassroots level, far from lofty declarations at international conferences. It is a timely and unsettling book." -- Kajsa Ahlstrand, Professor of World Christianity, Uppsala University, Sweden.