Description
Offers constructive theological reflection in support of a victims-first approach to the clergy sex abuse crisis. The authors of this volume, both theologians and clinicians, articulate theological resources and communal behaviors and practices which empower all in the church to accompany victim-survivors and work toward healing.
Author: John Sheveland
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 06/15/2023
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.38w x 0.53d
ISBN13: 9781626985209
ISBN10: 1626985200
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic
Author: John Sheveland
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 06/15/2023
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.38w x 0.53d
ISBN13: 9781626985209
ISBN10: 1626985200
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic
About the Author
John N. Sheveland is professor of religious studies and the Flannery Chair in Catholic theology at Gonzaga University. In 2019 he joined the National Review Board of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. He holds a PhD in systematic and comparative theology from Boston College, and he authored the chapter "Redeeming Trauma: an Agenda for Theology 15 Years On," in American Catholicism: Crossroads, Crisis, or Renewal? (Orbis 2018).