Books by Virginia Miller
Child Sexual Abuse Inquiries and the Catholic Church: Reassessing the Evidence. Second Edition, Revised and Expanded, 2025
This book is an objective, evidence-based analysis of the empirical findings, methodologies and c... more This book is an objective, evidence-based analysis of the empirical findings, methodologies and conclusions of the main inquiries into child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Europe (France, Spain, Italy and Ireland), the US/Canada, the UK and Australasia. Based on the evidence in these official inquiries it concludes that child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in these countries, while widespread from 1960-1990 is largely an historical problem; there are relatively few instances of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in recent decades. Safeguarding mechanisms introduced into the Catholic Church since the 1990s have been effective in curbing child sexual abuse. The analysis in this book stands in contrast to sensationalistic, uninformed media reporting on the problem. The book is a second revised and expanded edition, with previously unreleased content.
Investigaciones sobre Irlanda, Inglaterra y Gales 1.1. Introducción En el siguiente comentario an... more Investigaciones sobre Irlanda, Inglaterra y Gales 1.1. Introducción En el siguiente comentario analizamos en profundidad la investigación irlandesa, comentando sus puntos fuertes, pero también cuestionando algunos de sus métodos y conclusiones. Se analiza brevemente la investigación de la IICSA (Inglaterra y Gales), ya que sus datos sobre el abuso sexual infantil en la Iglesia católica son menos exhaustivos que los proporcionados por la investigación irlandesa. No obstante, hemos optado por incluir la investigación de la IICSA porque sus conclusiones son pertinentes para los debates que han surgido con respecto a las otras investigaciones de este libro. Además, se trata de una investigación reciente. En cambio, la investigación irlandesa se llevó a cabo hace 20 años. En este sentido, es importante destacar que las críticas justificadas que la investigación irlandesa hizo a la Iglesia han sido abordadas en gran medida. Esto se debe, en gran parte, a que en los años transcurridos desde entonces la Iglesia ha aplicado las recomendaciones formuladas por la investigación. Incluimos actualizaciones cuando es pertinente hacerlo. Investigación irlandesaEsta sección es un análisis de tres investigaciones irlandesas sobre abuso sexual infantil: la Comisión de Investigación sobre Abuso Infantil, comúnmente llamada Informe
It is generally agreed that there is significant irony in the Bible. However, to date no work has... more It is generally agreed that there is significant irony in the Bible. However, to date no work has been published in biblical scholarship that on the one hand includes interpretations of both Hebrew Bible and New Testament writings under the perspective of irony, and on the other hand offers a panorama of the approaches to the different types and functions of irony in biblical texts.
The following volume: (1) reevaluates scholarly definitions of irony and the use of the term in biblical research; (2) builds on existing methods of interpretation of ironic texts; (3) offers judicious analyses of methodological approaches to irony in the Bible; and (4) develops fresh insights into biblical passages.
Papers by Virginia Miller
Church, Communication and Culture, 2023
In this paper we focus on an important specific issue which has
not received serious attention in... more In this paper we focus on an important specific issue which has
not received serious attention in the scholarly literature on
euthanasia, namely, that of the coercive imposition (by way of
sanction-backed regulations) of the practice of voluntary active
euthanasia (in particular) on faith-based, aged-care organizations.
In Section 1 we outline the relevant conceptual background
drawing on existing literature. In Section 2, we consider two
conflicting ethical standpoints on voluntary active euthanasia. In
Section 3 we outline the nature and extent of the push to
impose the practice of voluntary active euthanasia on Catholic-run
aged-care organizations. In Section 4 we argue that the
argument for coercively imposing the practice of voluntary active
euthanasia on faith-based, aged-care organizations, is not wellmade, especially in the context of liberal democracies committed
to pluralism.
Gerontology & Geriatrics Studies, 2020
St Mark's Review, 2018
This edition of St Mark’s Review offers constructive proposals on how Australian churches might r... more This edition of St Mark’s Review offers constructive proposals on how Australian churches might respond to the Royal Commission and its findings. This article offers an analysis of the findings of the Royal Commission, as far as they relate to the Catholic Church in Australia, as a starting point for the discussion. After all, an authentic response to the Royal Commission—let alone genuinely constructive proposals as opposed to knee jerk reactions— presupposes an objective analysis of its findings. In the course of providing this analysis, I discuss the limitations of the investigative processes of the Royal Commission. I also offer a corrective to the inaccurate media accounts of the findings of the Royal Commission.
The Royal Commission into the Institutional Responses of Child Sexual Abuse has undertaken the im... more The Royal Commission into the Institutional Responses of Child Sexual Abuse has undertaken the important tasks of investigating the extent of child sexual abuse in institutions in Australia and of providing a hearing for the victims of child sexual abusemany of whom have suffered significantly.
It is generally agreed that there is irony in the Book of Job. Yet, there are few detailed schola... more It is generally agreed that there is irony in the Book of Job. Yet, there are few detailed scholarly analyses concerning the specific type of irony to be found in the Book of Job. Moreover, there is even less scholarship on the relationship between irony and genre. Further, there is considerable confusion regarding the different types and grades of irony. One common error is to assume that verbal irony is necessarily spoken irony. Another shortcoming concerns the relationship between verbal irony and the genre of satire. Verbal irony is often discussed without reference to satire. Yet a pervasive sense of verbal irony is definitive of satire. The following discussion aims to clear up some of this confusion.
In the past half a century there has been a strong commitment to ecumenism in the Christian commu... more In the past half a century there has been a strong commitment to ecumenism in the Christian community. This paper will focus on one branch of that commitment – the Roman Catholic and Anglican story. In the first section of this paper Virginia Ingram discusses the history of the Roman Catholic and Anglican dialogue, including the theological underpinnings of ecumenism, obstacles to ecumenical unity and the practical outcomes of the dialogue including visible unity and mission. In the second section of this paper Ray Williamson discusses the ARCIC within the broader ecumenical movement. In the concluding section of this paper Harold Ellens discusses the psycho-spiritual obstacles to reunion and the hermeneutical imperative to do so regardless. This paper is to serve as a preliminary introduction to a course of study on ecumenical action between the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion.
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Books by Virginia Miller
The following volume: (1) reevaluates scholarly definitions of irony and the use of the term in biblical research; (2) builds on existing methods of interpretation of ironic texts; (3) offers judicious analyses of methodological approaches to irony in the Bible; and (4) develops fresh insights into biblical passages.
Papers by Virginia Miller
not received serious attention in the scholarly literature on
euthanasia, namely, that of the coercive imposition (by way of
sanction-backed regulations) of the practice of voluntary active
euthanasia (in particular) on faith-based, aged-care organizations.
In Section 1 we outline the relevant conceptual background
drawing on existing literature. In Section 2, we consider two
conflicting ethical standpoints on voluntary active euthanasia. In
Section 3 we outline the nature and extent of the push to
impose the practice of voluntary active euthanasia on Catholic-run
aged-care organizations. In Section 4 we argue that the
argument for coercively imposing the practice of voluntary active
euthanasia on faith-based, aged-care organizations, is not wellmade, especially in the context of liberal democracies committed
to pluralism.