<p>Ruth Tucker recounts a harrowing story of abuse at the hands of her husband a well-educated charming preacher no less in hope that her story would help other women caught in a cycle of domestic violence and offer a balanced biblical approach to counter such abuse for pastors and counselors.</p><p>Weaving together her shocking story stories of other women and powerful stories of husbands who truly have demonstrated Christ’s love to their wives with reflection on biblical theological historical and contemporary issues surrounding domestic violence she makes a compelling case for mutuality in marriage and helps women and men become more aware of potential dangers in a doctrine of male headship.</p>