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Religious Trauma + Spiritual Abuse Recovery
LEADERSHIP RESOURCES
for creating trauma-informed spaces
Title | Resource Type | Author/Host | Key Words |
|---|---|---|---|
Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church | Book | Michael J Kruger | Religious Leaders ,Spiritual Abuse ,Clergy Abuse |
The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse | Book | David Johnson, Jeff VanVonderen | Religious Abuse ,Spiritual Abuse |
The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women | Book | Jessica Valenti | Purity Culture ,Religious Trauma ,Patriarchy |
Trauma in the Pews: The Impact on Faith and Spiritual Practices | Book | Jayne McConnaughey | Religious Leaders ,Religious Trauma ,Spirituality |
Terror, Love and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems | Book | Alexandra Stein | Cults ,Education ,Research |
When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse | Book | Chuck DeGroat | Religious Abuse ,Narcissistic Leaders ,Clergy Abuse ,Religious Leaders |
ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing | Book | Emily Joy Allison | Purity Culture ,Deconstruction |
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth | Book | Beth Allison Barr | Patriarchy ,Religious Abuse ,Purity Culture |
Traumatized by Religious Abuse: Courage, Hope and Freedom for Survivors | Book | Connie Baker | Religious Trauma ,Spiritual Abuse ,Religious Abuse |
Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion | Book | Marlene Winell | Religious Trauma ,Spiritual Abuse |
Something's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power | Book | Wade Mullen | Education ,Abuse ,Self-Help |
Ten Lies The Church Tells Women: How the Bible Has Been Misused to Keep Women in Spiritual Bondage | Book | J Lee Grady | Religious Abuse ,Patriarchy ,Purity Culture |
Holy Hurt: Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing | Book | Hillary McBride | Spiritual Abuse ,Religious Trauma ,Religious Abuse |
Biblical Porn: Affect, Labor, and Pastor Mark Driscoll's Evangelical Empire | Book | Jessica Johnson | Purity Culture ,Patriarchy ,Evangelical |
Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church | Book | Diane Langberg | Religious Abuse ,Education |
Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith | Book | April Ajoy | Deconstruction ,Reconstruction ,Christian Nationalism |
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism―Understanding the Social Science of Cult Influence | Book | Amanda Montell | Cults ,Abuse ,Spiritual Abuse |
The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism | Book | Katherine Stewart | Christian Nationalism ,Religious Abuse |
A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing | Book | Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer | Religious Abuse ,Prevention ,Abuse |
My Body is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church | Book | Amy Kenny | Disabilities ,Religious Trauma ,Justice |
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