Abusing Religion: Literary Persecution, Sex Scandals, and American Minority Religions

by Megan Goodwin

Book Overview

Sex abuse happens in all communities, but American minority religions often face disproportionate allegations of sexual abuse. Why, in a country that consistently fails to acknowledge--much less address--the sexual abuse of women and children, do American religious outsiders so often face allegations of sexual misconduct? Why does the American public presume to know "what's really going on" in minority religious communities? Why are sex abuse allegations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978807783
• ISBN13: 9781978807785
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher