Spiritual Abuse: Definition, Forms and Preconditions
Spiritual abuse is a relatively young term, and there is still a lack of clarity about its meaning. Defining spiritual abuse as an injury to spiritual intimacy and autonomy makes possible a clear and nuanced classification of different abusive actions. In addition it exposes the scale of spiritual a...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Concilium
Year: 2023, Issue: 4, Pages: 98-108 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church
/ Spiritual abuse
/ Self-determination
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Sex crimes
B Catholic Church |
| Summary: | Spiritual abuse is a relatively young term, and there is still a lack of clarity about its meaning. Defining spiritual abuse as an injury to spiritual intimacy and autonomy makes possible a clear and nuanced classification of different abusive actions. In addition it exposes the scale of spiritual abuse. The inner freedom of a person, their spiritual autonomy, is the precondition for any faith act. In other words, spiritual abuse threatens the basis of faith. Alongside specific contexts within the Catholic Church, which are particularly susceptible to it, the ambivalent attitude of the magisterium to a person's inner freedom can be shown to be a breeding ground for spiritual abuse. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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