“Engaging the Silent Sufferer” by Dr. J. Jerome Newton is now available for purchase
“Many, while considered a public success, had private struggles and felt like failures. Their public success and their mastery of the non-display of their emotions belied the truth of their inner, dark secrets of abuse, pain, and shame.”
– an excerpt from the book
AR Press is honored to publish “Engaging the Silent Sufferer” by Dr. J. Jerome Newton. This book is dedicated to all veterans. The book is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the ARPress website.
This book was motivated by Dr. Newton’s long-standing interest in and enthusiasm for serving others, primarily through counseling, mentoring, and biblically-based teaching. His counseling patients have included many who were considered public successes but had private struggles and felt like failures. Their public success and mastery of a non-display of emotions belied the truth of their inner and darkest secrets of abuse, pain, and shame.
Dr. Newton’s life’s work has encompassed twenty years of service, including: as an officer in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), twenty years in a variety of ministerial roles, fifteen years as a pastor, eight years of teaching at-risk youth, and young adults, and six years of community-based outreach and crisis counseling. Finally, this book was designed from the input of nineteen participants, pastors who represent churches from two distinct geographic areas: Kinston/Goldsboro, North Carolina, and the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area.
Dr. J. Jerome Newton is a native of Mount Olive, North Carolina, and a retired United States Marine Corps officer. He is the Founding Pastor of Rock of Faith Christian Church and an international preacher, speaker, and educator. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree at Winston Salem State University (1978), a Master of Divinity from Howard University (2003), and his Doctor of Ministry at Virginia Union University (2012). He has served as an adjunct professor of religion at the University of Mount Olive.
In “Engaging the Silent Sufferer,” Dr. Jerome Newton addresses the issues of shame, guilt, and disgrace that continually plague men and women who are suffering in silence. By its nature, abuse is a topic that is rarely discussed. Perpetrators remain silent because they recognize their acts could be deemed criminal, and victims remain silent because of many factors addressed in this writing.
Dr. Newton discloses the pains and wounds of those affected by such abuse while simultaneously exposing the perpetrators who inflicted the pain. Many have kept the secret of abuse to prevent punishment and embarrassment to the family’s reputation, while the real crime of the abuse scenario is that of silence. The stories disclosed in this book include various types of abuse; however, sexual and/or physical abuse and the difficult conversations surrounding the incidents became the catalysts for the book.
This book is designed to help give illumination and provide a vehicle of expression by:
- Sharing stories of abuse encourages those who are still suffering in silence to come out and be heard, understanding that they no longer have to hide their private struggles behind their public success.
- Providing the necessary tools for those who are suffering in silence to regain freedom, rehabilitate their lives, and be empowered to live with strength, honor, and dignity.
- Providing assistance through the resources available via clinical or pastoral counseling, as well as other professional venues.
“Engaging the Silent Sufferer” by Dr. J. Jerome Newton is now available for purchase via ARPress Bookstore:https://authorreputationpress.com/bookstore/engaging-the-silent-sufferer/.