Vincent J. Miles

Boys of the Cloth

The Accidental Role of Church Reforms in Causing and Curbing Abuse by Priests

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Produktbeschreibung

Boys of the Cloth presents a unique analysis of the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, combining a first-hand account of seminary life during the 1960s with a review of scientific knowledge about abusive behavior to reach contrarian conclusions about the crisis and its resolution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 215g
• ISBN-13: 9780761859741
• ISBN-10: 0761859748
• Artikelnr.: 36401662

Autorenporträt

After spending much of his youth in Liverpool's Catholic seminary training for the priesthood, Vincent J. Miles embarked on a very different career path as a molecular biologist and biotechnology executive. He holds B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from University College London and is currently a venture capitalist in the Boston area.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Call of God-or My Mother? "Vocation,"
1961-62 2. Schools for Scandal: The Role of Seminaries in the Abuse Crisis
3. A World Apart: Upholland College, 1962-63 4. Boys (and Men) of the
Cloth: Four Centuries of the Seminary System 5. Tranquility, then Turmoil:
Upholland College, 1963-65 6. Descent into Evil: How Priests Became Abusers
7. Changing Times: Upholland College, 1965-69 8. Swung by the Sixties?
Understanding the Abuse Epidemic Bibliography Index