Clerical Sexual Abuse

How the Crisis Changed Us Catholic Church-State Relations
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-38402-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 279 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy

The book discusses the changing relationship between American Catholic Bishops and civil authorities in the United States, as civil authority has eclipsed traditional Catholic ecclesiastical privilege and clerical exemption resulting from the hierarchical mismanagement and cover-up of clerical sexual abuse in the United States.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Formicola, Jo Renee

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Warnings and Denials: Gauthe 2. Revelations and Scandals: Geoghan and Shanley 3. Challenges and Complexity: Canon and Civil Law 4. Too Little, Too Late: The Hierarchy Responds 5. Pushback and Payback: The Laity and The Lawyers 6. From Crisis to Compassion? The Future

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Jo Renee Formicola is Professor of Political Science at Seton Hall University, USA. She is also the sole author of three other books on Catholic politics. She is the co-author of two books, the editor of several volumes, and has published extensively in journals on Church-State issues.