{"product_id":"celibacy-in-crisis-9780415944724","title":"Celibacy in Crisis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the start of the 21st century, scandal and controversy concerning sexual misconduct by priests has effectively shaken the Catholic Church. In this title, therapist and former priest, A.W. Richard Sipe examines the issue of celibacy in the priesthood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Now that the celibate cat is out of the bag, so to speak, there is a deep and pressing need for the kind of professional expertise and wisdom that Richard Sipe can provide--expertise and wisdom born not only of study and reflection, but also of years of experience as a priest and psychotherapist. Because of the efforts of persons like himself, there is hope that the 'secret world' of clerical celibacy and sexuality will eventually be transformed into what he calls a 'better world'.\" -- from the foreword by Richard P. McBrien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword\u003c\/em\u003e by Reverend Richard P. McBrien \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBACKGROUND AND CONTEXT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. WHY STUDY CELIBACY?\u003cbr\u003e Sex\/Celibacy: Breaking the taboo · The broader context · The study: what it is and what it is not · Reasons for this study\u003cbr\u003e 2. WHAT IS IT?\u003cbr\u003e Factors of the Crisis · The meanings of celibacy · Abstinence · Law and ideal · Christ the ideal · Love · Definition of Celibacy\u003cbr\u003e 3. HOW DO THOSE WHO PROFESS CELIBACY PRACTICE IT?\u003cbr\u003e Levels of Observation · Numerical Summary · Estimates of Sexual Behavior · Narratives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II. PRACTICE VERSUS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePROFESSION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. THE MASTURBATIONS\u003cbr\u003e Nature · Pathology · Maturity and immaturity · Nocturnal emissions · Fasting · Spontaneous emissions · Vice and virtue · Guilt \u003cbr\u003e 5. PRIESTS AND WOMEN\u003cbr\u003e The heterosexual presumption · Splitting and secrecy · Heterosexual relationships · Heterosexual behaviors · Patterns of association\u003cbr\u003e 6. WHEN PRIESTS BECOME FATHERS\u003cbr\u003e Births · Abortion\u003cbr\u003e 7. THE HOMOSEXUALITIES\u003cbr\u003e Homosexualities and the clergy · Denial of the homosocial structure · The male matrix · The system of secrecy · Developmental questions and variations · Alcoholism · Acquired immune deficiency syndrome · Homosexuality and mental health\u003cbr\u003e 8. SEXUAL COMPROMISES\u003cbr\u003e What is normal? · The place of women · Fear of women · What is pornography? · Exhibitionistic behavior · Transvestism · Priests and animals · Suffering and sexual violence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIII. THE HEART OF THE CRISIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. PRIESTS AND MINORS\u003cbr\u003e What is pedophilia? · Frequency of Occurrence · Social ramifications of abuse · Causes · Avenues of access · Behaviors · Victims-the aftermath · Treatment · Awareness of the problem · The future\u003cbr\u003e 10. WHO ABUSES?\u003cbr\u003e Psychological profile · Categories of vulnerability · Four case studies\u003cbr\u003e 11. CAN CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE BE PREVENTED?\u003cbr\u003e Screening · Denial · Ecclesiogenic factors · Systemic elements · Mandatory celibacy · Ethical code · Impediments to ethical definitions · Elements of a code of sexual ethics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV. PROCESS AND ATTAINMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 12. LIVING WITH CELIBACY\u003cbr\u003e What is the process of celibacy? · Developmental relationships · Internalization · Temporal stages\u003cbr\u003e 13. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CELIBACY\u003cbr\u003e Essential elements of celibate achievement · Who will follow? · The crisis of abuse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEPILOGUE: DIMENSIONS OF THE CRISIS\u003c\/strong\u003e The seven pillars of the crisis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eReferences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e About the Author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090686931287,"sku":"9780415944724","price":123.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415944724.jpg?v=1762273089","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/celibacy-in-crisis-9780415944724","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}