Recommended Resources - Books

This recommended resource list is an ongoing project of ICAP, and includes resources recommended by ICAP members from around the world for our formation as well as our information as ministers, care-givers, and advocates.   We hope this resource is helpful and appreciate comments and suggestions for additions.

Human Trafficking

Bales, Kevin.  Disposable People.  Berkley:  University of California Press, 1999.

Bales, K.  New Slavery Reference Handbook, 2nd Ed. Santa Barbara:  ABC-CLIO, 2004

Ballescas, Ma. Rosario P.  Filipino Entertainers in Japan.  Quezon City:  The Foundation for Nationalist
Studies, Inc., 1992.

Batstone, David.  Not For Sale:  The Return of the Global Slave Trade – And How We Can Fight It.
HarperOne, 2007.

Brown, Louise.  Sex Slaves.  London:  Virago Press, 2000.

De Stoop, Chris.  They are so Sweet, Sir.  Belgium:  Limitless Asia, 1994.

Ehrenreich, Barbara and Arlie Russel Hochschild, editors.  Global Women: Nannies, Maids, and Sex
Workers in the New Economy.  Metropolitan Books, 2003

Haugen, Gary.  Terrify No More.  W. Publishing Group, 2004

Malarek, Victor.  The Natashas:  Inside the New Global Sex Trade.  Arcade Publishing, 2005.

McClung, Floyd.  Living at the Devil’s Doorstep:  From Kabul to Amsterdam.  YWAM Publishing, 1999.

Monzini, Paola.  Sex Traffic: Prostitution, Crime And Exploitation.  Zed Books, 2006.

Ministering to Sexually Abused and Victims of Trafficking

Allender, Dan B.  The Wounded Heart:  Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse.  Colorado
Springs:  NavPress Publishing Group, 2008. 

Grant, Beth, Ph.D. and Cindy Lopez Hudlin, MPH.  Hands That Heal:  International Curriculum to Train
Caregivers of Trafficking Survivors.  Faith Alliance Against Slavery and Trafficking, 2007.

Horrobin, Peter.  Healing Through Deliverance:  The Foundation of Deliverance, Volume 1.  Chosen, 2003. 

Horrobin, Peter.  Healing Through Deliverance:  The Practical Ministry, Volume 2.  Sovereign Word Ltd,
2000.

Herzog Jewell, Dawn.  Escaping the Devil’s Bedroom:  Sex Trafficking, Global Prostitution, and the Gospel’s

Transforming Power.  Monarch Books, 2008.

Joyner, Rick.  Breaking the Power of Evil.  Expanded edition with study guide.  Destiny Image, 2008.

Joyner, Rick.  The Torch and the Sword (Final Quest).  Morningstar Publications, 2006. 

Kilbourn, Phyllis.  Sexually Exploited Children: Working to Protect and Heal.  Marc Publishers, 1998.

Langberg, Diane Mandt, PH.D.  Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse.  Wheaton:  Tyndale
House Publishers, 1997.

Sandford, Paula.  Healing Victims of Sexual Abuse.  Victory House Publishers, 1988.

Tracy, Stephen R.  Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse.  Zondervan, 2008.

Wagner, Doris M.  Ministering Freedom to the Sexual Broken.  Wagner Publications, 2003.

Wagner, Doris M., editor.  Ministering Freedom to the Emotionally Wounded.  Wagner Publications, 2003.

Prostitution

Barry, Kathleen.  The Prostitution of Sexuality.  New York:  New York University Press, 1995.

Brock, Rita Nakashima.  Casting Stones: Prostitution And Liberation In Asia And The United States.
Augsburg Fortress Publishing, 1996.

Bullough, Vern and Bonnie Bullough.  Women and Prostitution:  A Social History.  Buffalo:  NY:
Prometheus Books, 1987.

Caagusan, Flor, ed.  Halfway Through the Circle:  The Lives of 8 Filipino Survivors of Prostitution & Sex
Trafficking.  Second edition.  Quezon City:  Women’s Education, Development, Productivity and Research Organization (WEDPRO), Inc.  2001

Chesney-Lind, M. and L. Pasko.  The Female Offender: Girls, Women and Crime.

Desquitado, Marivic.  1992.  Behind the Shadows.  Davao:  Talikala.

Farley, Melissa, ed.  Prostitution, Trafficking, and Traumatic Stress.  Binghamton, NY:  The Haworth
Maltreatment & Trauma Press, 2003.

Flowers, R. Barri.  The Prostitution of Women and Girls.  Jefferson, North Carolina:  McFarland and Co.,
Inc., Publishers, 1998.

Lee, Lynn.  1992.   From Carriers to Communities.  Manila:  Women’s Education, Development,
Productivity and Research Organization (WEDPRO), Inc.

Malarek, Victor. The Johns: Sex for Sale and the Men Who Buy It.  Arcade Publishing, 2009

Raphael, Jody.  Listening to Olivia: Violence, Poverty & Prostitution.

Santos, Aida F., ed.  1994.  From Manila, Angeles and Olongapo to Cebu and Davao:  The Continuing Lives of Women in the ‘Entertainment’ Industry.  Quezon City:  Women’s Education, Development, Productivity and Research Organization (WEDPRO), Inc.

Skrobanek, Siriporn.  The Diary of Prang.  Bangkok:  Women Press/Foundation for Women, 1994.

Whisnant, Rebecca and Christine Stark.  Not For Sale: Feminists Resisting Prostitution and Pornography.

Accompanying People Who Are Experiencing Loss

Mitchell, Kenneth R. and Herbert Anderson.  All Our Losses, All Our Griefs.  Philadelphia:  The
Westminster Press, 1983.

Advocacy

Catford, Cheryl.  Following Fire.  Urban Neighbors of Hope, 2007. 

Gordon, Graham.  2002.  Understanding Advocacy.  Teddington:  Tearfund.

Gordon, Graham.  2003.  What if You Got Involved?  Taking a Stand Against Social Injustice.  Reading,
Berkshire:  Paternoster Press

Community Development/Community Organizing

Andrews, Dave.  Can You Hear the Heartbeat?  London:  Hodder and Stoughton, 1989.

Andrews, Dave.  Compassionate Community Work.  Piquant Editions Ltd., 2006.

Linthicum, Robert C.  Empowering the Poor:  Community Organizing Among the City’s ‘Rag, Tag, and
Bobtail’.  Monrovia:  MARC, 1991.

Linthicum, Robert C.  Transforming Power:  Biblical Strategies for Making A Difference in Your
Community.  Downers Grove:  Intervarsity Press, 2003.

Community Training

Hope, Anne & Sally Timmel.  1984.  Training for Transformation:  A Handbook for Community Workers,
Volumes 1-3.  Gweru, Zimbabwe:  Mambo Press.

Hope, Anne & Sally Timmel.  1999.  Training for Transformation:  A Handbook for Community Workers,
Volume 4.  London:  Intermediate Technology Publications.

Domestic Violence

Fortune, Marie M..  Keeping the Faith:  Guidance for Christian Women Facing Abuse.  HarperOne, 1995.

Kroeger, Catherine and Nancy Nason-Clarke.  No Place for Abuse:  Biblical & Practical Resources to
Counteract Domestic Violence.  Downers Grove:  InterVarsity Press, 1991.

Murphy, Nancy.  God’s Reconciling Love: A Pastor’s Handbook on Domestic Violence.  FaithTrust Institute, 2003.

Holistic Ministry

Bradshaw, Bruce.  Bridging the Gap:  Evangelism, Development and Shalom.  Monrovia:  MARC, 1993.

Cheyne, John R.  Incarnational Agents:  A Guide to Developmental Ministry.  Birmingham:  New Hope,
1996.

Sider, Ron.  Good News and Good Works:  A Theology for the Whole Gospel.  Grand Rapids:
Baker Books, 1993.

Ministering to Trauma Survivors

Day, Jackson H.  Risking Connection in Faith Communities:  A Training Curriculum for Faith Leaders
Supporting Trauma Survivors.  Sidran Press

Non-Formal Adult Education

Freire, Paolo.  Pedagogy of the Oppressed.  Translated by Myra Bergman Ramos.  New York:
Continuum, 1992.  Original edition, 1970.

Palmer, Parker J.  To Know as we are Known:  Education as a Spiritual Journey.  San Francisco:
HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.

Vella, Jane.  Taking Learning to Task:  Creative Strategies for Teaching Adults.  San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass,
2001.

Vella, Jane.  Learning to Listen Learning to Teach:  The Power of Dialogue in Educating Adults.  Revised
edition.  San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass, 2002.

Prayer

Dawson, John.  Taking Our Cities for God:  How to Break Spiritual Strongholds.  Revised updated edition.
Creation House, 2001.  

Hayward, Chris.  God’s Cleansing Stream.  Regal Books, 2004.

Jacobs, Cindy.  Possessing the Gates of the Enemy:  A Training Manual for Militant Intercession.  Chosen,
1994.

McClung, Floyd.  Spirits of the City.  Kingsway Publications, 1990.

Merton, Thomas.  Contemplation in a World of Action.  Garden City, New York:  ImageBooks,
1973.

Merton, Thomas.  New Seeds of Contemplation.  New York:  New Directions Books, 1972.

Potts, Barbara.  Praying With Authority and Power, Taking Dominion Through Scriptural Prayers and Prophetic Decrees.  Fairmont Books, 2004.

Sheets, Dutch.  Authority in Prayer: Praying with Power and Purpose.  Bethany House, 2007.

Psychological and Physical Health Issues Related to Sexual Trafficking

Herman, Judith Lewis.  Trauma and Recovery:  The Aftermath of Violence from Domestic Abuse
to Political Terror.  Basic Books, 1997.

Zimmerman, C. and C. Watts.  WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Interviewing Trafficked
Women.  London: LSHTM/WHO, 2003.

Rape

Jejeebhoy, Shireen J., Iqbal Shah, and Shyam Thapa.  Sex Without Consent: Young People in Developing
Countries.  Zed Books, 2006

Kelly, L.  Surviving Sexual Violence.  Cambridge:  Polity Press, 1988

Warshaw, R.  I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and
Acquaintance Rape.  Harper Collins, 1994

Sexual Abuse/Trafficking Prevention

Bevere, Lisa.  Nurture:  Give and Get What You Need to Flourish.  Faithwords, 2008

Sexuality

Arterburn, Stephen, Fred Stoeker, and Mike Yorkey.  Every Man’s Battle:  Winning the War on Sexual
Temptation One Victory at a Time.  WaterBrook Press, 2000.

Arterburn, Stephen.  Every Woman’s Desire:  Every Man’s Guide to Winning the Heart of a Woman.
WaterBrook Press, 2001.

Comiskey, Andrew.  Pursuing Sexual Wholeness.  Creation House 1989.

Payne, Leanne.  The Broken Image:  Restoring Personal Wholeness Through Healing Prayer.  Baker Books,
1995.

Rabey, Lois Mowday.  The Snare:  Understanding Emotional and Sexual Entanglements.  Colorado Springs:
Navpress Publishing Group, 1994.

Saia, Michael R.  Counseling the Homosexual.  Bethany House Publishers, 1988.

Spiritual Accompaniment/Spiritual Direction

Benner, David G.  Sacred Companions:  The Gift of Spiritual Friendship & Direction.  Downers Grove:
InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Guenther, Margaret.  Holy Listening:  The Art of Spiritual Direction.  Boston:  Cowley
Publications, 1992.

Leech, Kenneth.  Soul Friend:  An Invitation to Spiritual Direction.  San Francisco:  Harper
Collins Publishers, 1980.

Spirituality to Sustain and Renew Caregivers

Allender, Dan.  Bold Love.  NavPress, 1992

Au, Wilkie.  By Way of the Heart:  Toward a Holistic Christian Spirituality.  New York:  Paulist Press,
1989.

Henri Nouwen.  The Inner Voice of Love.  Image Books, 1999.

Henri Nouwen.  The Return of the Prodigal.  Image Books, 1994.

Henri Nouwen.  The Wounded Healer.  Image Books, 1979.

Palmer, Parker J.  The Active Life:  A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring.  San Francisco:  Jossey
Bass Publishers, 1990.

Palmer, Parker J.  Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation.  San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass,
2000.

Moore, Thomas.  Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life.
HarperPerennial, 1992.

Rohr, Richard.  Everything Belongs:  The Gift of Contemplative Prayer.  New York:  The Crossroad
Publishing Company, 2003.

Sayers, Dorothy L.  Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society.  Grand
Rapids:  WM. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1971.

Wiberly, Edward P.  Recalling Our Own Stories: Spiritual Renewal for Religious Caregivers.  San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997.

Street Outreach

Carson, Marion and Robb, Ruth.  Working the Streets.

Gately, Edwina.  I Hear a Seed Growing.  Trabuco Canyon, CA:  Source Books, 1990.

Team-Building

Cloud, Henry and John Townsend.  How People Grow:  What the Bible Reveals About Personal Growth.  Zondervan, 2004.

Jones, Gordon and Rosemary Jones.  Teamwork: How to Build Relationships.  Scripture Union
Publishing, 2002.

Katzenbach, Jon R. and Douglas K. Smith.  The Wisdom of Teams:  Creating the High-Performance
Organization.  Collins Business, 2003.

Testimonies

Dust, Harmony. Scars and Stilettos: The Transformation of an Exotic Dancer.  2009.

Fernando, Bernice.  In Contempt of Fate.  Bearo Publishing. 2004

Flores, Theresa.  The Sacred Bath: An American Teen's Story of Modern Day Slavery.  Universe       
Inc. 2007

Healy, Bronwen.  Trophy of Grace.  Bronwen Healy, 2006.

Theological Framework

Maggay, Melba Padilla.  Transforming Society.  Quezon City:  Institute for Studies in Asian Church and
Culture, 1996.

Nouwen, Henri J.M.  The Path of Power.  New York:  The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1995.

Vanier, Jean.  Becoming Human.  Toronto:  House of Anansi Press Ltd., 1998.

Volf, Miroslav.  Exclusion & Embrace:  A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation. Nashville:  Abingdon Press, 1996.

Transformational Development

Myers, Bryant L.  Walking with the Poor:  Principles and Practices of Transformational Development.
Maryknoll:  Orbis Books, 2000.

Myers, Bryant L. Working with the Poor: New Insights and Learnings from Development Practitioners.  Authentic, 2008.

Using Christian Testimony

Allender, Dan B.  To Be Told:  God Invites You to Co-Author Your Future.  WaterBrook Press, 2006.

Bowley, Mary Frances.  A League of Dangerous Women:  True Stories from the Road to Redemption.
Multnomah Books, 2007.