The spiritual dimensions of psychopolitical validity
The case of the clergy sexual abuse crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11044299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana L Jones (0000-0002-4106-8891, Vanderbilt University), Paul R Dokecki (Vanderbilt University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 148-160 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jcop.20227 |
| OpenAlex | W1988116629 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
In this article, the authors explore the spiritual dimensions of psychopolitical validity and use it as a lens to analyze clergy sexual abuse. The psychopolitical approach suggests a comprehensive human science methodology that invites exploration of phenomena such as spirituality and religious experience and the use of methods from a wide variety of disciplines, including philosophy and theology. They report an analysis showing the clergy sexual abuse crisis to be a system with interrelated personal, relational, and social/collective aspects, many of which are in the spiritual domain. The analysis shows how the abuse of power permeates the clergy sexual abuse system and suggests that two interrelated levels of reform must occur: (a) the church must transformatively change its structures to liberate its members to develop spiritually as mature persons—a political task, and (b) consciousness raising is required to help empower people to assume their rightful role in church decision making—a psychological task. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Abuse of power · Consciousness · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sexual abuse · Sociology · Spirituality · Suicide prevention · Variety (cybernetics) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Theological Perspectives and Practices
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |