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Susan Codone

Susan Codone, Ph.D., is a full professor and administrator at Mercer University and a member of Ingleside Baptist Church in Macon, Ga., where she has served as a Sunday School teacher. Susan serves with the Caring Well effort by speaking and writing about her experiences as a survivor of sexual abuse in a Southern Baptist church. Susan enjoys writing and teaching both in the academic and church-related contexts, and hopes to develop a wider range of service and support within the church and the larger Christian community about issues important to women and to those serving in the professional ministry. Susan earned degrees from the University of Montevallo, the University of West Florida, and the University of South Alabama. She is a United States Fulbright Specialist, having served two short-term tours plus additional service at Universidad Central del Este in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. She and her husband George have been married for 30 years and they have three young adult children.

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Susan Codone

Susan Codone

A survivor of clergy sexual abuse in a Southern Baptist church

The disruption of my life began at age 14 in my small Southern Baptist...

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10 requests for church leaders from a sexual abuse survivor

At the 2019 ERLC Caring Well Conference, I shared 10 requests from my perspective...

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