Ethics in the Sanctuary: Examining the Practices of Organized Religion - Hardcover
Explores a range of ethical dilemmas that organized religion raises, such as: When a Catholic priest hears the confession of someone about to commit murder, may he break confidentiality? and Are the proselytizing efforts of religious groups - from Moonies to Mormons - to be rejected or praised?
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Taking a cue from applied ethics, Battin, professor of philosophy at the University of Utah, critiques three central elements found in organized religion. Confidentiality in pastoral work, as characterized by the practice of private confession for Roman Catholics; risk taking, such as refusal of medical intervention by Christian Scientists; and coercive conversions, as practiced by Moonies and their counterparts, are the three issues identified and analyzed in a study that includes mainstream groups and cults. Citing the dilemma of a priest who hears the confession of a murderer, problems presented by a breach of secrecy in a Mormon church court, and other situations that could lead to moral abuse, this scholarly investigation will interest ethicists and students of religion.
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- PublisherYale University Press
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0300045476
- ISBN 13 9780300045475
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages304
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