The Child at the Center: What Can Theology Say in the Face of the Scandals of Abuse?
Approaching the subjects of child safeguarding and children through a theological lens, the author shows the devastating scale, impact, and ramifications of the Catholic Church's failures in safeguarding children, which become apparent in the current child abuse scandals, and how this crisis cr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2019]
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| In: |
Theological studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 80, Issue: 3, Pages: 692-710 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church
/ Priest
/ Sexual abuse
/ Child
/ Catholic theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church NAA Systematic theology NBE Anthropology NCF Sexual ethics RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Justice
B Forgiveness B theology of the child B Child Sexual Abuse B Evil B Sexual Abuse B Clergy Sexual Abuse B sacrament of reconciliation |
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| Summary: | Approaching the subjects of child safeguarding and children through a theological lens, the author shows the devastating scale, impact, and ramifications of the Catholic Church's failures in safeguarding children, which become apparent in the current child abuse scandals, and how this crisis creates an opportunity to bring the child (back) into the church's focus. This leads to a focus on core reasons or factors for the scandals and how these are linked to a lack of attention given to children in the scientific thought of the church. There exists a lacuna in systematic theology when it comes to children, but one can find promising theological grounds for exploring and promoting a more child-centric theology and church culture. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563919856867 |