Religious Trauma: Making Sense of, and Seeking Healing for Spiritual Wounds
Religious Trauma: Making Sense of, and Seeking Healing for Spiritual Wounds
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2024-09
Authors
Gaskin, Ryan
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Abstract
Religious trauma is an understudied phenomenon that can lead to numerous mental health maladies for those subjected to it. In this literature review, white North American Evangelicalism is studied as its various theologies, practices and cultural norms are hypothesized to contribute to environments that allow for adverse religious experiences occurring and religious trauma to be more likely to occur. Therapeutic modalities such as embodiment, accelerated experiential-dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP) and narrative therapy are suggested in addition to general considerations being provided for therapists. Further, recommendations for church members and leaders regarding fostering trauma-informed and safe faith communities are offered. The intention behind researching this topic is to illuminate possibilities for healing from religious trauma and to communicate a personal vision of what nurturing faith communities can look like.
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religious trauma , North American evangelicalism , adverse religious experiences , spiritual abuse
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States , openAccess