Full-text access
This section has information and links for my full-text publications available for free online access from the Otago University Research Archive or elsewhere for personal use. The original copyright still applies. These works must not be reproduced without permission.
Works published open access are available both here and in the section for Open Access. Open Access publications may be reproduced if the licence permits.
2020 - present
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'If people in the church knew’: Purity, Stigma, and Victim-Blaming (2023)
This article written with RocÍo Figueroa and Aton Hungyo in the journal The Canonist examines the rape allegations made by a Mother Superior against Bishop Mulakkal in India. Full-text.
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'Alone and Naked': Reading the Torture of Jesus alongside the Torture of Miriam Leitão (2023)
This article in the International Journal of Public Theology examines the torture of Brazilian journalist Miriam Letião in 1972 and draws on her experience to reflect on the stripping of Jesus. Open access.
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Discipline, Obedience and Abuse in Sodalitium (2023)
This English version of a Concilium article (written with Rocío Figueroa in Spanish) examines the Sodalicio abuses. Full-text.
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Jon Sobrino and 'the Crucified People' (2023)
This article in the online journal Religions discusses ‘the crucified people’ in the writings of Ignacio Ellacuría SJ and Jon Sobrino SJ. It examines the influence of Archbishop Oscar Romero and possible influence of Rutiio Grande SJ. Open access.
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Obeying God’s Plan? The Spiritual Abuse of Nuns (2023)
This article with Rocío Figueroa in Journal of Moral Theology examines spiritual abuse through interviews with former members of the Servants of God’s Plan. It is translated and abridged from Spanish (2022). Full-text.
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The Crucifixion of Jesus: Torture, Sexual Abuse, and the Scandal of the Cross (2023)
This is my most recent book. It examines crucifixion as an instrument of state terror, a form of torture, and an opportunity for sexualised violence. Open access.
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Pink Crosses in Ciudad Juárez (2023)
This chapter in Feminist Theologies: Interstices and Fractures (edited by Rebekah Pryor and Stephen Bevans) discusses the pink crosses Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) that protest violence against women. Full-text deposit in institutional archive embargoed until July 2024.
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El Abuso Espiritual de Religiosas. Caso Estudio: las Siervas del Plan de Dios (2022)
This article with Rocío Figueroa in the Chilean journal Teología y vida (in Spanish) explores spiritual abuse through interviews with former members of the Servants of God’s Plan. A slightly abridged version is also available in English (2023). Open access.
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Living in Obedience and Suffering in Silence (2022)
This chapter written with Rocío Figueroa in the the book Sexual Violence in the Context of the Church (edited by Mathias Wirth, Isabelle Noth and Silvia Schroer) is based on interviews with 3 women who experienced sexual abuse during their time in religious orders. Full-text.
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Asking the Right Questions: Noticing and Naming Sexual Abuse (2022)
This chapter in the book Theology as Threshold: Invitations from Aotearoa (edited by Jione Havea, Emily Colgan and Nāsili Vaka’uta) discusses Rachael’s Denhollander and her role in bringing USAG doctor Larry Nassar to account. Full-text.
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Reading Crucifixion Narratives as Texts of Terror (2021)
This chapter in Terror in the Bible: Rhetoric, Gender, and Violence (edited by Monica Melanchthon and Robyn Whitaker) starts with Phylis Trible’s reading of Judges 19 as a ‘text of terror’ and explores how this might influence a reading of Matthew 27: 26-31. Full-text.
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Seeing His Innocence, I See My Innocence (2021)
This chapter written with Rocío Figueroa in the book When Did We See You Naked? Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse (edited by Jayme Reaves, David Tombs and Rocío Figueroa) interviews five women religious who experienced sexual abuse. We explore their views on seeing Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. Full-text.
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Seeing the Stripping of Jesus as Sexual Violence (2020)
This article in the Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies discusses Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. It shows how the stripping of Jesus should be understood as an example of abuse 'hidden in plain sight'. Open access.
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Recognising Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse: Responses from Sodalicio Survivors in Peru (2020)
This article written with Rocío Figueroa in the journal Religion and Gender interviews former members of the group Sodalicio who experienced sexual abuse, to explore their responses to naming Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. Open access.
2010-2019
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#MeToo Jesus: Naming Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse (2019)
This article written with with Jayme R Reaves in the International Journal of Public Theology explores work that names Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. Open access.
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Confronting the Stigma of Naming Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Violence (2019)
This chapter in Enacting a Public Theology (edited by Clive Pearson) examines the controversy sparked when a South African pastor said Jesus had HIV / AIDS. It uses these responses to consider reactions to naming Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. Full text.
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Siphiwo Mthimkhulu, Daniel Grootboom, and the Art of Forgiveness (2018)
This chapter in The Art of Forgiveness (edited by Philip Halstead and Myk Habets) discusses fictional film events relating to Daniel Grootboom in the Ian Gabriel film ‘Forgiveness’ in light of actual eventse relating to ANC activist Siphiwo Mthimkhul. Otago Archive.
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Public Theology and Reconciliation (2017)
This chapter in A Companion to Public Theology (edited by Sebastian Kim and Katie Day) explores political and social reconciliation and why reconciliation has become an important concern within public theology. Open access.
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Under the Surface: Archibald Baxter’s Religious Faith (2017)
This chapter in Saints + Stirrers (edited by Geoffrey Troughton) examines the religious the depth of Archibald Baxter’s religious commitment and his reluctance to speak of his faith convictions. Otago archive.
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Silent No More: Sexual Violence in Conflict as a Challenge to the Worldwide Church (2014)
This article in the South African journal Acta Theologica discusses the Tearfund report ‘Silent No More’ (2011) and its challenge to the worldwide church. Open access.
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The Meaning of Reconciliation (2013)
This resource booklet in the Corrymeela Think Peace series on ‘Living Well With and For Others explores for work of Corrymeela for reconciliation’. Full text.
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Unspeakable Abuse and Forgiveness
This article in the Irish journal Doctrine and Life (2011) discusses the challenges of forgiveness in the context of the clergy abuse crisis. Made available with kind permission of editors. Full text.
2000-2009
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Unspeakable Violence: The Truth Commissions in El Salvador and Guatemala (2006)
This chapter in the book Reconciliation, Nations and Churches in Latin America (edited by Ian Maclean) compares the truth commission reports from El Salvador (1993) and Guatemala (1999). Open access.
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The Theology of Reconciliation and the “Recovery of Memory Project” in Guatemala (2006)
This chapter in the book Explorations in Reconciliation (edited by David Tombs and Joseph Liechty) examines the commitment to truth and memory in the Inter-diocesan Recovery of Memory Project (1995-98) in Guatemala. Open access.
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Honor, Shame, and Conquest: Male Identity, Sexual Violence, and the Body Politic (2002)
This article in the Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology argues that sexualised constructions of conquest have been the foundation for widespread human rights abuses by Latin American military regimes, as documented in recent reports. Otago Archive.
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Latin American Liberation Theology Faces the Future (2001)
This chapter in the book Faith in the Millennium (co-edited by Stanley Porter, Michel Hayes and David Tombs) assesses the position of Latin American liberation theology at the turn of the millennium and identifies its ongoing legacies. Otago archive.
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The Legacy of Ignacio Ellacuría for Liberation Theology in a "Post-Marxist" Age (2000)
This article in the Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology examines Ignacio Ellacuría’s critical use of Marxist analysis and assesses the ongoing relevance of Ellacuría’s work for liberation theology. Otago archive.
1990-1999
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Crucifixion, State Terror, and Sexual Abuse (1999)
This article in Union Seminary Quarterly Review uses Latin American torture reports to examine Roman crucifixions as instruments of state terror which provided opportunities for sexual abuse. Open access.
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Oscar Romero and Resurrection Hope (1999)
This chapter in Resurrection examines the place of resurrection hope in the life and faith of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador (now Saint Romero). Otago archive.
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Machismo and Marianismo: Sexuality and Liberation Theology (1998)
The chapter in Religion and Sexuality examines the models of ‘machista men’ and ‘marianista women’ to typify stereotypical expectations of gender and sexuality. Otago archive.
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Liberating Christology: Images of Christ in the Work of Aloysius Pieris (1997)
This chapter in Images of Christ discusses the Christology of Aloysius Pieris, a Sri Lankan Jesuit and liberation theologian. Otago archive.
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The Hermeneutics of Liberation (1995)
This chapter in Approaches to New Testament Study gives an overview of Latin American approaches to liberationist hermeneutics and some of the criticisms that have been raised against them. Otago archive.