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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Autor principal: Fortune, Marie M. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2021
En: Interpretation
Año: 2021, Volumen: 75, Número: 4, Páginas: 317-327
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Bibel. Timotheusbrief 1. / Cristianismo de las orígenes / Patriarcalismo / Abuso sexual / Clero / Mujer
Clasificaciones IxTheo:HC Nuevo Testamento
NCF Ética sexual
Otras palabras clave:B Clergy Sexual Abuse
B Patriarchal Early Church
B 1 Timothy and Women
B Clergy Misconduct
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Sumario: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
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00209643211027764