On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the door to healing for survivors of sexual abuse

With each page, Dr. Langberg leads you through your journey understandingly, gently, safely and compassionately. True accounts from survivors testify to the fact that there is hope and healing for you and will help you better understand yourself. From dealing with the trauma to understanding how it has damaged your body, emotions, thinking, relationships and your spirit, you will be enabled to securely walk through the door from your abuse to your healing. Important reading for friends and family of abuse survivors as well.

On the Threshold of Hope offers hope and healing to men and women who have been traumatized by sexual abuse. Dr. Langberg’s insights and the quotations from many survivors assure readers that they are not alone and that Christ, the Redeemer, can heal their deep wounds. Through stories, Scripture, questions, and encouragement, Dr. Langberg walks with survivors on the road to healing through Christ’s love and power.

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Reviewed by Jenn (Mission, KS), November 17, 2007

I am a survivor of sexual abuse and a Christian. I had been struggling with my faith and my relationship with God prior to reading this book. This book tenderly helped me find my way back to God like no other book ever had! It was a wonderful, insightful book. I would highly recommend it to any survivor, especially those struggling with faith issues.

Reviewed by Dr. Robert W. Kellemen (Taneytown, MD), May 26, 2005

"On the Threshold of Hope" is a unique book. As a seminary professor training pastors, professional counselors, and lay encouragers, it's often difficult to find books that are biblically sound, therapeutically insightful, personally authentic, and relationally powerful. Langberg has accomplish all of this and more. She derives her title from the tragic biblical story of the Levite (priest) who allowed his concubine to be raped throughout the night by the men of Gibeah. As Langberg tells it, "Sometime during those early morning hours, she died, lying at the door of the house with her hands on the threshold" (p. 11). So begins the chilling, yet compelling saga of four voices ("a chorus of voices" as Langberg puts it): the author's voice, the voice of survivors, the voice of the reader, and the voice of the Redeemer. Langberg blends these four voices into a harmony, a symphony of healing. Together they tell the story of the damage done and the healing offered physically, emotionally, rationally, relationally, and spiritually. For entering into the story, the very soul of the abuse victim, there is no better book. Period. Reviewer: Dr. Robert W. Kellemen is the author of "Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction," "Spiritual Friends: A Methodology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction," and the forthcoming "Sacred Companions: A History of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction."

Reviewed by CP Winters (Pascagoula, MS), December 30, 2000

I work in a Christian female drug rehab program in Gautier, MS - Home of Grace for Women. We have many clients who have experienced sexual abuse in their lives. This has been the most helpful book to share with them and to use in my class presentations. It is written in a very helpful way with short chapters and with practical suggestions for recovery.

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