Theology in the Wake of Survivor Testimony: Epistemic Injustice and Clergy Sex Abuse
This paper develops a theological understanding of the harm done when survivor testimony regarding clergy sex abuse is not believed. Using recent philosophical research in epistemic injustice, I trace the epistemic challenges to survivor testimony being both given and received, and argue that they c...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society at Creighton University
2020
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Journal of religion & society. Supplement
Jahr: 2020, Band: 21, Seiten: 161-177 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This paper develops a theological understanding of the harm done when survivor testimony regarding clergy sex abuse is not believed. Using recent philosophical research in epistemic injustice, I trace the epistemic challenges to survivor testimony being both given and received, and argue that they constitute an injustice in their own right. I develop the concept of “theological harm” to speak precisely about both the epistemic and spiritual harm that is done when a person’s testimony is not received by her community; and to name the harm to theology itself when it fails to listen to the God-talk offered by survivors. A theology of testimony may play a part in helping us cultivate the very virtue we need in order to listen to it well and, therefore, to prevent abuse and support survivors. |
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| ISSN: | 1941-8450 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion & society. Supplement
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