Other Dreams of Freedom
Religion, Sex, and Human Trafficking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5708140 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca McCumbers Flavin (0000-0002-9616-5146, Baylor University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 177-179 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Church and State (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-969X • E-ISSN: 2040-4867 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jcs/csu118 |
| OpenAlex | W2156834142 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
Yvonne C. Zimmerman's thesis is that the United States' federal antihuman trafficking policies are premised on Protestant Christian conceptions of freedom, gender, and morality, and that this religious grounding is problematic theoretically and practically, as it limits victims' autonomy and fails to address adequately the causes and consequences of trafficking. Zimmerman's analysis centers on the development and implementation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), the primary vehicle through which the United States addresses international and domestic human trafficking. Like most international trafficking laws and general discussions in the media, the TVPA equates human trafficking with female sexual slavery. Zimmerman argues compellingly that this emphasis on sex and women frames the issue too narrowly, ignoring other forms of trafficking such as forced labor and discounting recent evidence refuting the assumption that women and girls are trafficked at significantly higher rates than men and boys. The main focus of her analysis is not to dispel gender stereotypes, but rather to examine the theological content and context of the statute.
Autonomy · Context (archaeology) · Criminology · Human rights · Human trafficking · Morality · Political science · Protestantism · Sex trafficking · Sociology · Statute · Gender Studies · Law · Sex work and related issues
A Gender Integrative Approach to the Anti-CSEC Movement in Georgia
Sex Trafficking’ as Epistemic Violence
Faith standing out? Discovering the particularities of faith-based antitrafficking organizations in Thailand and Cambodia
Victims Without a Choice? A Critical View on the Debate About Sex Work in Northern Ireland
Transforming Troubled Souls
Doing It (Feminist Theology and Faith-Based Outreach) With Sex Workers – Beyond Christian Rescue and the Problem-Solving Approach
Not in My 'Backyard Abolitionism
C atholic Feminist Ethics Reconsidered
Selling Sex in the States
Immaculate Misconceptions
Distinctive or Professionalised? Understanding the Postsecular in Faith-Based Responses to Trafficking, Forced Labour and Slavery in the UK
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |