The clergy abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has left its mark on child protection efforts. It was a major national story about child maltreatment that has dominated the media for more than an entire year. It has prompted discussions about child exploitation issues in countless homes and organizations. But has it helped the cause of child protection? I do not think the answer is a straightfo...

Are religious leaders unusually unhealthy? This question has long occupied scholars interested in the study of institutions, and a significant body research examined causes, correlates, effects poor health among clergy. In this study, we aimed to: (1) outline development of, bias inherent to, scholarly understanding clergy over past 50 years; (2) test, using recently collected nationally repres...

The question of ordaining women to pastoral ministry has been a major issue in many denominations the world and therefore focus this study was find out how Presbyterian Church East Africa (PCEA) handling ordination as clergy. This done by assessing ratio ordained clergy against men at different times PCEA church recruits for purpose. For purpose accuracy study, researcher concentrated with coll...

Most individuals with mental health needs do not receive professional care. One strategy to narrow this service provision gap is task-shifting, a process where certain responsibilities are shifted less specialized workers. Approximately 25% of those who seek care turn clergy. This study investigated the suitability using clergy scale-up by assessing perceptions satisfaction and helpfulness cler...

asking about the relation of religion and modernity has been always reflected by scholars, and answering it has formed different approaches, especially from the last parts of qajar monarchy. the intellectual approach follows originality of modernity and complete transition from tradition. in contrast, the traditional approach believes in following the tradition of predecessors and independence ...