The Inextricable Subject: The Meaning of Theological Ethics for Dealing with Sexualized Violence in Church Contexts.
Expert reports and studies have left the victims of church sexual abuse, in particular, but also church communities and the surrounding political and social entities dissatisfied. There is therefore a need to introduce a broader range of forms of reappraisal. In this context, adopting an ethical per...
| Publicado en: | Theology Today Vol. 81; no. 4; pp. 297 - 316 |
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Sage Publications, Ltd.
Jan2025
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