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La explotación de la fe has an appendix with
Internet sources for people seeking help and
information about clergy abuse. As of yet, there
are few Websites in Spanish that specifically
address abuse in mainstream and non-
mainstream religious organizations. Erdely lists
two: http://www.religionesysociedad.org and
http://www.revistaacademica.com. I couldn’t
help but notice that he also could have included
http://www.sectas.orgi, a comprehensive Website
with articles and links to recommended books
and videos on abuse in both mainstream and
nonmainstream groups. This omission aside, La
explotación de la fe is a much-needed
introduction to the very real situation of sexual
abuse and financial exploitation in Latin
American churches today.
i “Secta” in Spanish can mean the more neutral “sect” but is often
used in the pejorative sense of the English “cult.” Likewise,
“culto” in Spanish is often used in the sense of “worship,” or
“church service” and usually does not translate well as “cult” in the
sense of a dangerous and authoritarian group.
La explotación de la fe has an appendix with
Internet sources for people seeking help and
information about clergy abuse. As of yet, there
are few Websites in Spanish that specifically
address abuse in mainstream and non-
mainstream religious organizations. Erdely lists
two: http://www.religionesysociedad.org and
http://www.revistaacademica.com. I couldn’t
help but notice that he also could have included
http://www.sectas.orgi, a comprehensive Website
with articles and links to recommended books
and videos on abuse in both mainstream and
nonmainstream groups. This omission aside, La
explotación de la fe is a much-needed
introduction to the very real situation of sexual
abuse and financial exploitation in Latin
American churches today.
i “Secta” in Spanish can mean the more neutral “sect” but is often
used in the pejorative sense of the English “cult.” Likewise,
“culto” in Spanish is often used in the sense of “worship,” or
“church service” and usually does not translate well as “cult” in the
sense of a dangerous and authoritarian group.
