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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| Dans: |
Interpretation
Année: 2021, Volume: 75, Numéro: 4, Pages: 317-327 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bibel. Timotheusbrief 1.
/ Paléochristianisme
/ Patriarcalisme
/ Abus sexuel
/ Clergé
/ Femme
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| Classifications IxTheo: | HC Nouveau Testament NCF Éthique sexuelle |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Clergy Sexual Abuse
B Patriarchal Early Church B 1 Timothy and Women B Clergy Misconduct |
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| Résumé: | 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? |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00209643211027764 |
