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Sexual Violence: Christian Theological Legacies and Responsibilities
Author(s) -
Scarsella Hilary Jerome,
Krehbiel Stephanie
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
religion compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1749-8171
DOI - 10.1111/rec3.12337
Subject(s) - complicity , christianity , sexual violence , sexual abuse , psychology , focus (optics) , theology , criminology , gender studies , psychoanalysis , sociology , social psychology , poison control , suicide prevention , law , philosophy , political science , medicine , medical emergency , physics , optics
Between the sustained focus of popular attention on the Catholic sexual abuse crisis and the current ubiquity of #MeToo and #ChurchToo discourse, it is clear that sexual violence is a problem within western Christianity. This article speaks to Christian theological legacies of complicity with systems of sexual violence. It sketches ethical, intellectual, and practical trajectories for scholars and practitioners engaging the Christian tradition today to address sexual violence well.