Religious Trauma/Spiritual Abuse Leadership Resources

RELIGIOUS TRAUMA

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SPIRITUAL ABUSE

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LEADERSHIP RESOURCES

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Religious Trauma Therapist Directory

Title	Resource Type	Author/Host	Key Words
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
For the Love with Jen Hatmaker	Podcast	Jen Hatmaker	Spirituality ,Deconstruction ,Evangelical
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
Religious Trauma Survival Guide	Book	Anna Clark Miller	Religious Trauma ,Education ,Childhood Religious Trauma
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
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill	Podcast	Mike Cosper	Documentary ,Religious Abuse ,Christian
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
International Cultic Studies Association	Organization	ICSAhome.com	Cults ,Education ,Research
People Leave Cults	Organization	Ashlen Hilliard	Cults ,Intervention ,Spiritual Abuse ,Support Groups
Religious Trauma Syndrome	Article	Marlene Winell	Religious Trauma ,Therapy Tools ,Therapists
Religious Trauma Inventory	Assessment	Anna Clark Miller	Religious Trauma ,Religious Abuse ,Therapists ,Therapy Tools ,Assessment
Secular Therapy Project	Organization	Secular Therapy Project	Support Groups ,Therapists ,Non-Religious
Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire (SAQ)	Assessment	Kathryn Keller	Therapists ,Therapy Tools ,Religious Trauma ,Spiritual Abuse ,Research ,Assessment
Spiritual Harm & Abuse Scale Clinical Screener (SHAS)	Assessment	Dan Koch	Therapists ,Therapy Tools ,Spiritual Abuse ,Religious Trauma ,Research ,Assessment
BITE Model of Authoritarian Control	Article	Steven Hassan	Spiritual Abuse ,Cults ,Research ,Education
Religious Abuse Power & Control Wheel	Article	Anna Clark Miller, Domestic Abuse Intervention Project	Therapy Tools ,Religious Abuse ,Spiritual Abuse
High Control Group Inventory	Assessment	Anna Clark Miller	Religious Abuse ,Therapy Tools ,Cults
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
GRACE: Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment	Organization	GRACE	Christian ,Abuse ,Religious Leaders ,Religious Abuse
The Allender Center	Organization	The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology	Christian ,Reconstruction ,Abuse
Safe Havens: Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence & Elder Abuse	Organization	Interfaith Partners	Abuse ,Domestic Violence ,Prevention
CBE International: Christians for Biblical Equality	Organization	CBE International	Christian ,Education ,Gender
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
The Clergy Project: For Current & Former Religious Professionals Without Supernatural Beliefs copy	Organization	Clergy Project	Religious Leaders ,Deconstruction ,Support Groups ,Non-Religious
My Body is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church	Book	Amy Kenny	Disabilities ,Religious Trauma ,Justice