Megan Goodwin, "Abusing Religion: Literary Persecution, Sex Scandals, and American Minority Religions" (Rutgers UP, 2020)
Sex abuse happens in all communities, but American minority religions often face disproportionate allegations of sexual abuse. Why, in a country that consistently fails to acknowledge\u2014much less address\u2014the sexual abuse of women and children, do American religious outsiders so often face allegations of sexual misconduct? Why does the American public presume to know \u201cwhat\u2019s really going on\u201d in minority religious communities? Why are sex abuse allegations such an effective way to discredit people on America\u2019s religious margins? What makes Americans so willing, so eager to identify religion as the cause of sex abuse? In\xa0Abusing Religion: Literary Persecution, Sex Scandals, and American Minority Religions\xa0(Rutgers UP, 2020),\xa0Megan Goodwin argues that sex abuse in minority religious communities is an American problem, not (merely) a religious one.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law