Is Nothing Sacred?: 1 Timothy and Clergy Sexual Abuse

1 Timothy and the Pastoral Letters appear to be efforts to codify structure and roles in the early church. These efforts largely reflected the patriarchal social structures of the time and as such are not relevant to the twenty-first-century church. But some of the concerns identified herein, for ex...

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1. VerfasserIn: Fortune, Marie M. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Interpretation
Jahr: 2021, Band: 75, Heft: 4, Seiten: 317-327
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Bibel. Timotheusbrief 1. / Urchristentum / Patriarchalismus / Sexueller Missbrauch / Klerus / Frau
IxTheo Notationen:HC Neues Testament
NCF Sexualethik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Clergy Sexual Abuse
B Patriarchal Early Church
B 1 Timothy and Women
B Clergy Misconduct
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Zusammenfassung:1 Timothy and the Pastoral Letters appear to be efforts to codify structure and roles in the early church. These efforts largely reflected the patriarchal social structures of the time and as such are not relevant to the twenty-first-century church. But some of the concerns identified herein, for example expectations of church leaders, are useful for a current discussion. What is missing is any acknowledgement of the potential for identified church leaders to take advantage of vulnerable congregants, particularly women and children. How might the writer of 1 Timothy have addressed this serious problem in the churches?
ISSN:2159-340X
Enthält:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00209643211027764