Forgiveness, Power and Child Sexual Abuse by Church Leaders in Australian Churches

336 Pages·2015·4.12 MB·English

ForgivenePsosw,e ra ndC hilSde xual
Abuseb yC hurcLhe aderisn
AustralCihaunr ches
by
JodDie ath
BacheloofrS ociSacli en(cCer imiJnuaslt i(cHeo)n ours)
Thitsh esiisss u bmititnefu dl filmenotft her equiremfeonrt s
DOCTORATEO F PHILOSOPHY( CRIMINOLOGY)
CharlSetsu rUtn iversity
JULY2 008
ACKNOWLE DGEMENTS VI
INTRDOUCTION: 1
ANUNEXPECTEDJOURNEY 1
Explaniingt hej ourney I
Termsa ndd efinitions 5
Whati st hep roblem? 8
Significance 10
Previousr esearch 11
Centriadle aasn dt hemes 11
Chatperre views 12
Conclusion 20
CHAPTER1 21
Literatruervei ewf:r amweorksf oru nderstanding 21
FouacultB,u tlaenrd d iscourse 22
Gendearn dt heC hurch 27
Sexuaals saudlits courses 32
Monsters? 37
Sexuaals saualntdt heC hurchr'ess ponse 39
Forgivendeisssc ourses 45
Confsesioanp,o logpya,s toproawle arn di dentity 49
Conclusion 54
CHAPTER2 55
Method 55
Thes ignificaonfmc eet hodology 55
Projeocvte rvwi e 61
Thes ignificaonftc hei sst udy 67
Voicep,a rticiapnadnr tesfl exivity 68
Whose voicaem Ih earing? 69
How doI u ser espondewnotrsd's ? 71
How doI r epresreenstp ondents? 72
Ethiccaoln cerns 73
Conclusion 75
CHAPTER3 77
"Its' a dpeerastp'asr adi.s."e.: c hurchepso,w era ndc hilsde xuaalb use 77
Introduction 77
Definitioofcn h urch 78
Roleo fc hurclhe aders 83
Socilar oloef t heC hurch 105
Servicper ovisainodnt rust 106
Conclusion 110
CHAPTER4 112
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Inb edw ithG od:s exualtihteyo,l oagnydc sab yC hurclhe aders 112
Introduction 112
Sexs,e xualgietnyd,ea rn de xplanatoifoo fnfse nding 113
SexualaistG yo d-given 116
Gendearn dc sab yC hurclhe aders 121
Csaa ndt heologoifce hsid lhood 131
Conclusion 135
CHAPTER5 137
Forgivenaensdsi dentity 137
Introduction 137
Defininfgo rgiveness 138
Forgivenaesfrs ese doma,g encayn di dentity 143
Forgivenpeoswse,rr ,e lationship 150
Restorajtuisvteif coer,g iveannedgs esn derveido lence 152
Repentaanncdea pology 155
Grace 160
Validatsitnogr ies 165
Importanocfef orgivefnoeprse sr petrators 167
Conclusion 170
CHAPTER6 172
Policay c:o mmuniteyt hos? 172
Introduction 172
Poliicnyc ontext 173
Polimcoyt ivation 178
Theoloagnyd j ustice 182
Naturjauls tice 185
Legislaotbilvieg ations 187
Forgivenienp sosl icy 191
Conclusion 195
CHAPTER7 197
TheH ollingwoArftfha iTrr:i ably M edia? 197
TheH ollingwaoffratihr 198
Mediaas a genotfsp ower/knowledge 199
Particippaernstpse'c tiovnme esd ia 204
Hollingwaosra ts hu bjeocfdt i scourse 207
Hollingw'oscr otnhs trucotfsi eolnaf n do thers 211
'Malaen df emalheec reattehde .m. '. 222
BethH einrich 224
Conclusion 228
CHAPTERS 230
Hollingwocretnhs ureTdh?e:a ffaciorn tinues 230
Thej udgemeonfHt o llingworth 231
HollingwoPrutnhi'ssh ment 234
Confession 243
A publciocn fessainodan p ology? 246
Atonemepnenta,n caen dr eparation 248
Concluns io 250
Ill
CHAPTER9 252
TheH earotf t het inm an:I dentity, raensder aerflcehx ivity 252
Reflexivity 252
EX('I(')IJll(l' t 255
l':x<t'mP1l 'pt 261
Conclusion 266
CONCLUSION 268
Summaroyf m ajotrh emes 268
Future directions 273
FuturRee search 275
Finaclo mments 275
REFERENCEL IST 276
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Acknowledgements
Thiwsor kw oulndo bte a nthyinwger ei nto tf otrh ceou argoef t hdee daitced
idniivudalwsh oc ontbrutietdh ree ixpieeren,cw sidoamn dp assioonu ght hr
rseecahri tenvreiw.sF oyro urtm iea ndw lilginsnesI a me vegrar telfa und
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timoefc irsaindss enegii ttrh uogh.Yo uw arnemde y ouh aadr peutaotnfi ro
benigt uogha ndi ti stu rey,o ua er.I a mg aretfluf roy ourw lilniensgtso
pesrevreew itbho tmhys ealnftd ih wso rk.
OrH eathTehro mopnsy,ou re nocuargemeanntd ifbei enml yw orkh abse en
ani vnalucaonbtlbreuii townti howuhitc Ihm ayh aveg ievnu p.
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beeniftIa. m a lost hnafkluf roy ourw illginnsest or en-gegaei n ftniharele n fiing
ofti hwso rk.
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Mantyh asnt koK atBea eingfto yro uvrou nlatyrw orki ntr nacsirbgi,wn itthh e
persmsiioofpn a tircinpt,sa i2tn reivwes.
Manoyht esr haev conrtbiutetdrh oughtohudetev eolpemnotf t ihsw orkI.n
patcriulIwa oru lldei t kot ahnKka tSee ymuorfro b enigs upotprvie,c rciatalin d
a wondfelurf ernida nd collgeuaeF.ut rhetrah nsk got oJ dueG uileflr and
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Baturhswtom en''wsrn iggt'ori upC.he esrg il!rs
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garcee xtnedetdom ed uirnmgy t miew itGhre atWeers trenA reHae alotnh
thsee xaulas sualrtse poent sema.
lits c riuactloa ckwnelodgteh seu potpro f fmmayi layn dde afrr iewnhdos
havee nduerdt ihwsi tmhe W.i thg arittuIdr ceeo ngies myM umC,e ilaD ea,t h
frol vonigs uppotra nrde iadnegal rdyar f.t wsoIu ladlo sl eit kot ahnmky D a,d
NoelI.h aev mucghar tdietf uro msysi tewrh or meindsme a lawys wihta t
menast ob ea g enoeurasn cdou argeowuosm na.
Ia ma losg aretflfu rot hkeni dnesosfd eafirre nidnpsa ,tir cuAlnanre-S;h liery,
Caseeyi-hgL,M imCo opLearar,T om,sK rsitGye nlteL,o uiEsvneas a nKda th
Lumbsatien.T hesweom eni np atcriulhaarv ceon tbrutieds onudltyot he
mainetnaeno cfm ys anitaytv airoupsoni tosft i hwso rk.
litws i tmhu cghar ittutdheaIr teo cgneit shseu ppotor fm anyC hucrhl edaesr.
Ina ddiiotn tthoo sweh oo fferetdh re wiiosdma nde xpeenreci thorugh
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patcripiaotnii nt hiwosr kI,w oulldei tkot hnakp astoSrtse vaen dC heryl
Blcakewll,
FinaSlaalrW ya,i rly,eo hua evn oto nleynd uerd,e nocuargeadn bdel eived
yohua vlevo emde t ole i.Tf hiwsor ki dse cdaitteoyd o muy s unshriolnleer
cosatrae ntdom yg arnmdotheJre,aD nea t,h bae uatiwfomuanl .
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Abstract
Ine xloprnigt hoec crurneec ofa ndrs epoenssm adet oc hidl sexaula buse
(csbay)C hucrhl aedse,rt hwiosr kp iramirlcyon sisdd esirocusreosf p owre
anfdo regneisv.sW ithitnih ss,oc udsrieosf g enedrs,e xaiultCyh,uc rhl easd,e r
seeccrya ndd enaiera rle ocgniesda sc etnrla tthoce on tsurtcoino fc sab y
Chucrhl easdw eihrtiCnh irtsainC hucrheTsa.nk gip ostsr-tutcuarla nfdme inits
theeotcrialp erstvpieesc,t hweo rkosf F ouacut(l fc.1 7971;79 61;89 4a)n d
Bulte(rfc .1 9931;99 02;00 4a)er uitleidts oe xpleo trhfenu tcoino fp ower
trhougdhic sousre.D ataf rot hwiosr hka cso mfer mo o1n5 s em-istcurterud
itenvreiwsw itChh ucrhl easdt ehrurghooutthA eus tarlisatna toefNs SW ,Q ld
antdh AeC TI.na ddiiottno tdheniosmn,iai toncahidllp orteocnpt oiiliceasn ad
meidac assetd uyo fw hath abse ocmek nowna st hHeo lnligowtrhs agaaer
thmeactailalyna lsyeda ndc onseierddt horugpho str-utscuatrla ndfm einti s
theieosrT.h ers euolftt ih hsa bse etnh ied netiiactfoino fn arrvaeta inidd eintty
ask eyto u ndesratnditnhgce on tsrcutoino ff rogivsesna endp owrei nt he
occreurnceo fa nrdse pontsoce s bay C hruclhe asdi eAnru tsarlicahuncr hes.
Ast ihsr esrecahda rws osntgrolnyf meinits metohdoglioetsh,er l oeo f
rseercaherrel xfeiyvi isato lclataep dlc ae sogifnii facnec.D arwnigo nf meinti s
metohdolohgairsese sul tieand n u nexpteecjdo runeoyfi dnetyif rotm ys ealsf
thep rmiayr reesacrhelrti. s r ecnoiegsdi nt hiwsor kt hartse ecahri s an
itnecrtaipvreo cwehseesrb yt hrese eracmha ys pebaakc tkoth er seecahrer.
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Inrtoductoin:
An unexpectejdou rney
With4 50i dnividcuhaills edx a ssaultbsy c hucrhc lgeyro vetrh e
past y1e0a sr,t hen ationc'hsu crhesc onstitutthee l agrest
empolyeorf p aeodphilbeyas v eryl onwga y( Teh EroFso undation
2004:)28.
Thiwsor kp orblaetmipsoeewsr p:or cessoefsp owers,t crtuuerso fp owrea nd
powr/ekonweldg(efc .F ouacul1t99 4;1 797.)T hec oroef t hiwsor ki sa
dsicsusoino fp owrea si rte altetsot hoec crurneeca ndm anaegmenotfc hild
sexaula bue(s c)sb,ay C hucrhl aedse,rwti hiCnh irtisaCnh ucrheosfA utsarlia
anddi csourosffer osg ievnes.sT hitsh eses mibarcepso -ssttctruaurslmisa'n d
fmeinismcso'nt srcutoinso fp owrea ndl agnugae( aDviso2n0 60:3133-41:
DevineH eat1h9 990:52.)F otrh riaess no,th ues oef n arrvae,tt ihset eosr i
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tloda bourtae liietaser,k etyo e liudtcnaigu dnesratndgio nft hoecc urerneco f
csa Cbhiyrtis alnae desr,po ewra ndf rogievnesTsh.iw sor kd eomnstrattheast
dsiocusreso fg endseerxa,ul yi,Ct hucrhl easd,ef rorginveescso,en sfiso,n
rpeenatnec,s eeccrayn dde n,ie amelrgaess inigifacnitne n rvoinmentwsh eer
csbay C hucrhl eeardisps e rpeetdr,ia dtnetieidaf nmda nag.We itdhni mfienti s
metdhoologtihpeeos s iiootnf t hrese erachiescr o nsieddet rob e paio vtal
fcatro trhouhgoutth er seecahr proce(sTnsa ensii1 99913:8-410;L al
199910:0-012.)F otr hiraseso nt,h wiosr ka los icnuldemsy o wnc hnaging
streoiso f saenalduft no omya st heryea ltteot i hpsor ejct.
Explnaiintgh ej ourney
Ic annotr meembaet rmi ew hen,u tnlir ceelnytIh, a vneot b eeinnc hucrho r
chucrhr letaeadct viiietsa tl etat swciea w eekI.d netyinifga sa C hrsiitahna s
alawysb eeand efinifncagtro i nm ya ccoutno fs elfI.nd eifngi mnysealsfa
Chirtsainw omanI,a lawyfsle ats i sfo metighnw asa misIs .lf ates nievf erI
diqdui tbee atrhi eam gIeo uhg.t teIr did eseapretltyoc ovtehrwi ist pha ssion
andfi at.lh wta s notu tnlim idwa y trhougthh itshi essta htI c amet ot he
conculsitohnaI wt a sd elumdyisnlegaf nd o ugthot ps.Ito opewni tshu ch self
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