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Stephen Perse Cambridge
New book edited by Anne Lee (AG39) and Janet Fife, with foreword by Rowan Williams, "Bullies and Bystanders"
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Bullies and Bystanders has been collected and edited by Anne Lee (AG39) and Janet Fife, both of whom have also written chapters. Guild member, Anne, is a social psychologist with expertise in understanding workplace bullying, particularly in churches and other religious groups. Janet is a retired Anglican priest and writer who has campaigned for some years on issues of abuse and Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, has written the Foreword.
Other contributors include Richard Scorer, Martyn Percy, Stephen Parsons, Fiona Gardner, Jonathan Abernethy-Barkley, Joy Allan, Clive Billenness, Cecilia Davies, Deirdre Good, Alison Kennedy, Rhona Knight, Rebecca Parnaby-Rooke, Augustine Tanner-Ihm and Lorraine Turner.
The book explores difficult topics, including the extent of bullying in churches and Christian organisations, the damage caused to victims, and the need for improvements in this aspect of safeguarding. Following the personal accounts, the book offers professional perspectives on bullying in the Church, asking why it happens and considering its psychological and institutional effects. It concludes with a note of hope, asking how God can work in some of these situations.
Janet Fife is a retired Anglican priest and writer. She has a research degree in the pastoral care of sexual abuse survivors and has campaigned for some years on issues of abuse. Previous books include Be Honest and Letters to a Broken Church.
Anne Lee is a social psychologist. She has taught undergraduates and postgraduates in the University of Oxford for thirty years. Her research area is workplace bullying, particularly in churches and other religious groups. She has written extensively and spoken internationally on bullying in churches.
