Sexual Abuse by Clergy: A Crisis for the Church

by Marie M. Fortune

Clergy sexual abuse is a horrible reality. These essays reveal that between ten and twenty percent of clergy offend against the integrity of the pastoral relationship and the vulnerability of those entrusted to their care by crossing the boundary from religious service to sexual activity. The survivors of such abuse face terrible consequences of personal and relational brokenness and the loss of God and the church. The church and pastoral care and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556356862
• ISBN13: 9781556356865
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.7" x 8.3"