Pedophiles & Priests: Anatomy of a Contemporary Crisis

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Year: 1996
Pages: 214
Binding Paperback
ISBN 195145976

Product Code: 756797020

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Philip Jenkins (au). Jenkins takes a close, dispassionate look at the history of sexual abuse among clergy, especially among Roman Catholic clergy, from the first rumblings to today’s headlines. He has written a fascinating, exhaustive, & above all even-handed account that not only puts this particular crisis in perspective, but offers an eye-opening look at the way in which an issue takes hold of the popular imagination. Jenkins’ study is an excellent account of clerical sexual scandal & the way it has been exploited by contending forces within contemporary religion & the media. “A model of scholarly & judicious treatment of a subject much sensationalized & therefore much misunderstood.”

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