What spiritual abuse is—and isn’t. Early in the book, Kruger acknowledges potential misunderstandings related to the term spiritual abuse.He is careful to point out that not every sin a leader ...

A major takeaway of the book, for me at least, was that a large part of religious and spiritual abuse is re-victimization in the form of stripping away one's right to control their own narrative.

This book is not just another call for church reform — it is a clarion call for the dismantling of spiritual abuse and the systemic sexism that has long taken root inside so many sanctuaries.

THE book contains detailed case studies of survivors of spiritual abuse in the C of E and other Christian denominations, including Dr Oakley’s research, the Church Experience Survey of 525 people, and ...

It isn't a form of abuse that's often talked about, so I asked the BuzzFeed Community to share their stories, and this is what they said: 1. "[Spiritual abuse is] being told your whole life ...

(RNS) — Concerns about spiritual abuse have become common in recent years — at churches large and small — following the fall of megachurch pastors like Mark Driscoll, of the now-disbanded ...

After Porter accused church leaders of spiritual abuse in a July 5 Twitter post, ... Michelle Reyes is an influential author and speaker, known for her award-winning book, ...

Walt Heyer shares his detransition journey and the importance of addressing trauma behind gender identity in new book by Heyer and Dr. Jennifer Bauwens.

For the first time, the Church of England has formally found one of its leaders guilty of “spiritual abuse.” The bishop’s disciplinary tribunal decided this past week that Timothy Davis ...