Scandal: Olivia Pope, Pope Francis, and Catholic Social Thought
Millions of viewers tune in to watch ABC's Scandal where political corruption, sexual infidelity, secret lives, and hidden crimes abound. What is it that makes something scandalous? In popular culture, scandal involves something morally or legally wrong coupled with public outrage. In contrast,...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2017]
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Political theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 6, Pages: 495-511 |
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Francis Pope 1936-
/ Catholic social teaching
/ Poverty
/ Scandal
/ Scandal (Television program)
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KCB Papacy KDB Roman Catholic Church NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Pope Francis
B Poverty B Catholic Social Thought B Hypocrisy B Scandal |
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| Summary: | Millions of viewers tune in to watch ABC's Scandal where political corruption, sexual infidelity, secret lives, and hidden crimes abound. What is it that makes something scandalous? In popular culture, scandal involves something morally or legally wrong coupled with public outrage. In contrast, as a theological category scandal is that which impedes the community's relationship with God. Pope Francis identifies poverty as just such a scandal damaging our relationship with God and each other. Examining scandal in popular culture and the media along with Catholic social thought, this article identifies three types of scandal: hypocrisy, impurity, and dehumanization. Ultimately, the theology of scandal can direct us away from the salacious towards addressing scandals of dehumanization. |
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| Item Description: | Das Heft ist als Doppelheft erschienen: "Volume 18 Numbers 5-6 August-September 2017" |
| ISSN: | 1462-317X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2016.1223394 |