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Sexual Misconduct and the Future of Mega-Churches: How Large Religious Organizations Go Astray

Sexual Misconduct and the Future of Mega-Churches: How Large Religious Organizations Go Astray

Starks, Glenn

Hardcover

Religion General General Sociology

ISBN10: 1440803919
ISBN13: 9781440803918
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Mar 7 2013
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

Why have multiple mega-church leaders--Ted Haggard and Bishop Eddie Long, for example--committed acts of sexual misconduct? This book discusses the reasons in depth and examines how these acts are impacting the future of megachurches.

Mega-churches--churches with congregations that number in the thousands of worshippers--are growing in popularity in America and around the world. Shockingly, a growing number of megachurch leaders have committed acts of sexual misconduct. While these scandalous crimes have received much attention through the media, literature that examines the topic in detail has been lacking. This book examines the various aspects of sexual misconduct by megachurch leaders, providing a comprehensive review of the topic that discusses the direct and indirect reasons for these crimes.

The book provides unbiased, factual coverage of megachurch sexual abuse cases, covering issues surrounding the victims in specific cases, the role of the church, and notable ministers, such as Ted Haggard of New Life Church, Colorado Springs, CO; Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Lithonia, GA; and Joe Barron of Prestonwood Baptist Church, Dallas, TX. The author also discusses how these incidences have impacted societal perceptions of religion, and large churches, and religious organizations, and provides recommendations to curb future cases of sexual abuse within megachurches.

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