Diocesanism versus Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
This article examines the contribution of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to the ecclesiology of the Anglican Church of Australia (ACA). The focus is on diocesanism - the strong form of diocesan autonomy that exists in the ACA. The article concludes that the R...
| Published in: | Journal of Anglican studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2021
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| In: |
Journal of Anglican studies
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KBS Australia; Oceania KDE Anglican Church NBN Ecclesiology NCF Sexual ethics RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Child Sexual Abuse
B public inquiries B Anglican Church of Australia B Anglican ecclesiology B diocesanism B Dioceses |
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| Summary: | This article examines the contribution of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to the ecclesiology of the Anglican Church of Australia (ACA). The focus is on diocesanism - the strong form of diocesan autonomy that exists in the ACA. The article concludes that the Royal Commission identified diocesanism and the associated dispersion of ecclesial authority as key factors constraining the ACA’s responses to child sexual abuse, and actively sought to modify its impact. The article also points to the significance of the Royal Commission’s findings to ACA ecclesiological understandings and change. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5278 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S1740355321000309 |