“Not in my Church”: When Sexual Abuse affects the Congregation
This article discusses the self-understanding, role, and position of the congregation when a spiritual leader and trusted person are accused of sexual abuse. Basis to discuss three different positions (meaning the congregation as bystander, injured and upright) is to apply mainly a theological and p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage
2018-07-01
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Series: | Diaconia |
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Online Access: | https://vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.13109/diac.2018.9.1.53 |