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Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems

其他書名	Scapegoating, Family Secrets, and the Abuse of Power
出版	Routledge, 2014-10-13
主題	Psychology / Mental HealthReligion / General
ISBN	131779043X9781317790433
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gWGuBAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems, you’ll take an incisive look at why sexual misconduct occurs in religious systems and how to implement proactive strategies for holistic change. Applicable to both Jewish and Christian communities, this illuminating exploration takes a look at the psychology behind scapegoating, why it is perpetuated, and how you can quell the damaging tradition of silence.

Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems helps you see leaders of religious institutions in a way that the world has been afraid to see them--in a glass clearly. Enriched with metaphoric myths and fairy tales instead of technical jargon, its unique systemic perspective reveals the psychodynamics behind the obsession with family secrets and lets you understand this dysfunction from the perspectives of victim, abuser, and counselor. These specific areas will both inform and aid you in dealing with this difficult subject:

the religious institution as a family system
the religious system as an illusion of the perfect family
the concept of God-transference and the overidealization of clergy
clergy personal relationships and clergy congregational relationships
vulnerability and the psychology of the victim
strategies for healing dysfunctional religious systems

Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems comes at just the right time--in an era when little has been written on the subject, especially from a systemic perspective, this work comes at a time when the phenomena of clergy sexual misconduct has rocked the very foundation of religious systems worldwide. Whether you’re a lay congregational leader, judicatory administrator, pastoral counselor, psychologist, or seminarian, you’ll find that the coping strategies and intervention techniques it outlines will guide you in pinpointing the sickness at its source and restoring felicity and order to your religious leaders and their communities.