Pastoral Misconduct

Name: Pastoral Misconduct
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

In the past, clergy malfeasance was mentioned only in passing by group members or adherents > \nIn the past, clergy malfeasance was mentioned only in passing by group members or adherents. The subject was invisible and those who studied it were often stigmatized as hostile to religion itself. Today clergy misconduct is acknowledged as a social problem with growing conceptual and theoretical implications.