title: Karma and redemption: A religious approach to family violence.
abstract: Violence within the family is becoming so widespread that its treatment cannot be left to specialists alone, but increasingly will be faced by the helping professions generally. The Hindu concept of Karma and the Christian theory of redemption together provide a religious understanding for those who seek to help both the perpetrators and victims of family violence. Karma holds the truth that actions bear consequences, whereas redemption suggests that the evil consequences can be altered for good. The result is a new Karmic law which provides a fundamental starting point for family abuse counseling.
authors.affiliation: Scripture Union in Bristol, England.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cox