In the Name of All That's Holy: A Theory of Clergy Malfeasance (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275946807)

Anson Shupe is a sociologist who has studied extensively the problem of clergy (priests, ministers, rabbis, gurus) who take advantage sexually or financially of members of their churches and groups--from televangelists like Jim Bakker or Robert Tilton to the infamous Father James Porter who sexually molested at least 200 children. Shupe's focus is not on the psychological motives of these miscreants, but rather on the reaction to their actions by the perpetrators themselves, by the organizations, and by the victims.

Anson Shupe is a sociologist who has studied extensively the problem of clergy (priests, ministers, rabbis, gurus) who take advantage sexually or financially of members of their churches and groups--from televangelists like Jim Bakker or Robert Tilton to the infamous Father James Porter who sexually molested at least 200 children. Shupe's focus is not on the psychological motives of these miscreants, but rather on the reaction to their actions by the perpetrators themselves, by the organizations, and by the victims.

Author: Anson Shupe
ISBN-10: 0275946800
ISBN-13: 9780275946807
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 04/25/1995
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/01/1995 pg. 102