Marie Fortune

Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune is the Founder and Senior Analyst at FaithTrust Institute. Ordained in the United Church of Christ in 1976, she is a pastor, educator, author and theologian. Her books include: Keeping the Faith: Guidance for Christian Women Facing Abuse, Sexual Violence: The Sin Revisited, and Is Nothing Sacred? From 2000-2008, she was Editor of JORA, The Journal of Religion and Abuse and has served on the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women for the U.S. Department of Justice (1994-1999) and the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence for the U.S. Department of Defense (2000-2003). Noted Publications: -SEXUAL VIOLENCE: THE SIN REVISITED (Pilgrim Press, 2005) -KEEPING THE FAITH: GUIDANCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN FACING ABUSE (HarperSan Francisco, 1995) -IS NOTHING SACRED? (Pilgrim Press, 1989) -VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN: A CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL SOURCEBOOK with Carol Adams, Eds. (Continuum Publishers, 1995)