God’s Heart for Child Protection and Safeguarding

What does it look like for God’s heart to encounter the contextual realities of life in the twenty-first century where children facing abuse remains a persistent global crisis? Edited  by Nativity A. Petallar, Roseline Olumbe, and Martin Munyao, God’s Heart for Child Protection and Safeguarding: Practical Theology from Global Perspectives gathers contributors from across the globe who do not shy away from the most challenging aspects of exploitation, and encourages readers to develop attitudes of advocacy for the most vulnerable members of our society.

Addressing issues such as gender-based violence, child trafficking, online sexual exploitation, child marriage, domestic and family violence, fostering and adoption, inclusion care for disabilities and special needs, amongst others, the authors offer practical tools developed from lived experiences.

This exceptional resource is a provoking call to action for the children who face abuse, and opens our eyes to the truth that safeguarding is not an optional extra for Christians, but a gospel imperative.

The event will feature the book’s editors and guest speakers, including Lausanne Catalyst for Children-at-Risk and Viva’s CEO, Phil Green, and representatives from Viva’s partner networks in Uganda and Nepal, and a live Q&A.