Domestic Violence in the Domestic Church: An Argument for Greater Attention to Intimate Partner Abuse in Catholic Health Care

In this paper, I argue that domestic violence is an important Catholic bioethical concern. In what follows, I first present a historical account of domestic violence in the discipline of moral theology. Next, I give a brief overview of recent scholarship and writings on domestic violence within cont...

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Main Author: Lauren L. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Moral Theology
Online Access:https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/11392-domestic-violence-in-the-domestic-church-an-argument-for-greater-attention-to-intimate-partner-abuse-in-catholic-health-care