Wolves within the Fold: Religious Leadership and Abuses of Power

by Anson Shupe

Book Overview

Wolves within the Fold is the first collection of new articles dealing with abuse of authority by religious leaders and the victimization of their parishioners.

The power of religion as a symbolic, salvation promising enterprise resides in its authority to create and shape reality for believers and command their obedience. This power can inspire tremendous acts of human kindness, charity, compassion, and hope. But witch hunts, inquisitions, crusades,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813524903
• ISBN13: 9780813524900
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"