Mission, Reform and Suffering: The Challenge of the Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Church
This article considers three issues. The first is the nature of the Church’s missions and its relation to the mission of Jesus. This may help uncover at least one of the ways in which that mission may be perverted. The second is the nature of reform in the Church, identifying three dimensions of pos...
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The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.
2023-03-01
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| description | This article considers three issues. The first is the nature of the Church’s missions and its relation to the mission of Jesus. This may help uncover at least one of the ways in which that mission may be perverted. The second is the nature of reform in the Church, identifying three dimensions of possible reform. And finally, it considers the question of suffering, suffering inflicted and suffering embraced as a path to reform. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9e021f2a9184a068ad0b18fe01762182023-10-20T17:34:37ZengThe Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.Journal of Moral Theology2166-28512166-21182023-03-013CTEWC Book Series 3Mission, Reform and Suffering: The Challenge of the Sexual Abuse Crisis in the ChurchNeil OrmerodThis article considers three issues. The first is the nature of the Church’s missions and its relation to the mission of Jesus. This may help uncover at least one of the ways in which that mission may be perverted. The second is the nature of reform in the Church, identifying three dimensions of possible reform. And finally, it considers the question of suffering, suffering inflicted and suffering embraced as a path to reform.https://doi.org/10.55476/001c.72076 |
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