Philip Jenkins, one of the world's leading religion scholars joined Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion as Distinguished Professor of History and Co-Director for the Program on Historical Studies of Religion.

A thorough, academic study that convincingly challenges the popular estimate of the extent of pedophiles in the Church.

• 1. The Construction of Problems and Panics; 2. The Anti-Catholic Tradition; 3. The Discovery of Clergy Sex Abuse; 4. The Media and the Crisis; 5. Pedophilia and Child Abuse; 6. Conflict in the Churches; 7. Sins of the Fathers: The Feminist Response; 8. The Legal Environment; 9. Defending the Therapy; 10. Meanings and Directions