
Abuse of Power
Pastoral care instruction and observation from a therapist of survivors of sexual abuse.
"The Abuse of Power is ''must'' reading for clergy and denominational officials.... Weaving case stories with theory, Poling demonstrates that sexual abuse of children is not a private matter, but very much a matter for society and church--a question of structure and ideology, not just of individual character....
Pastoral care instruction and observation from a therapist of survivors of sexual abuse.
"The Abuse of Power is ''must'' reading for clergy and denominational officials.... Weaving case stories with theory, Poling demonstrates that sexual abuse of children is not a private matter, but very much a matter for society and church--a question of structure and ideology, not just of individual character....