Church Ethics and Its Organizational Context
Learning from the Sex Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church
Contributions by John P. Beal, Francis J. Butler, Patricia M. Y. Chang, Daniel R. Coquillette, Michele Dillon, Kimberly D. Elsbach, Richard R. Gaillardetz, M. S. M. Gula, C R. Hinings, F. J. F. Keenan, Paul Lakeland, Michael K. Mauws, Judith A. McMorrow, Richard P. Nielson, James M. O'Toole, James E. Post, Denise M. Rousseau Edited by Jean M. Bartunek, Mary Ann Hinsdale, F. J. F. Keenan
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Publication date:
03 November 2005Length of book:
224 pagesPublisher
Sheed & WardISBN-13: 9781461674740
Church Ethics and Its Organizational Context is the first book to provide a broadly interdisciplinary approach to understanding the leadership crisis in the Catholic Church in the wake of the sex abuse scandal and how it was handled. Well-known scholars, religious clergy, and laymen in the trenches of church formation and leadership come together from the disciplines of organizational behavior, theology, sociology, history, and law, to foster the creation of a new code of ethics that is both ecclesial and professional. Touching on issues of governance, authority, accountability, and transparency, this volume goes on to specifically explore whether and how professional ethics can shape the identity and actions of Church leaders, ministers, and their congregations.
While evoked by the sex scandal in the Church, the essays in this book raise questions that have implications far beyond this current issue, to much broader issues such as the role of professionalism in ethics and what it means for an organization to engage in moral action.
While evoked by the sex scandal in the Church, the essays in this book raise questions that have implications far beyond this current issue, to much broader issues such as the role of professionalism in ethics and what it means for an organization to engage in moral action.
The essays collected here are unparalleled in the breadth and depth of their analysis of a church in crisis. Moreover, the authors take us beyond their penetrating analysis to a realistic vision of renewal and reform.