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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"spiritual abuse"”.
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‘A soul wound’: Exploring the therapeutic practices of Christian psychological therapists addressing religious or spiritual abuse that occurs within a Christian religious setting
… working with clients who have experienced spiritual abuse [SA] from within a Christian setting. Religion and spirituality are often central in people’s lives and can be a source of support as well as associated with shame and struggle. However, religion and spirituality are often left …
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What is the gift of spiritual direction for women going through a season of dissidence, of deconstruction and reconstruction of faith?
… motivation in this research are to reveal what Spiritual Direction is and how and why it is a gift. In my professional practice a rising number of women going through spiritual abuse, trauma and misunderstanding from Christian pastoral leaders and personally in their faith are coming to a place …
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Akapapa – The Journey Home
… of lived experience, focusing on the impacts of spiritual abuse and religious trauma on personal identity and professional frameworks. Using autoethnography, poetic inquiry, and thematic analysis, the research investigates how practitioners can foster sustainable practices that prevent burnout, …
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The Role of Female Biblical Counselors in Complementarian Churches
… the authority exclusively reserved to elders, spiritual abuse, family relationship in the body of Christ, wisdom as learned skill, spiritual gifts, and Christian liberty. Chapter 5 considers the positive way Scripture presents Deborah, Huldah, Abigail, and Priscilla instructing men in how to …
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Forced Termination Among Clergy: A Study of Experiences, Processes and Effects & Their Connection to Stress & Well-Being Outcomes
… includes psychological, socio-emotional, and spiritual abuse. This dissertation is comprised of three separate studies: first a pilot project sampling 227 active ministers from the Assemblies of God denomination; second, an online study among 39 Christian denominations in the United States. …
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Deviant Healing Practices within Contemporary Religious Movements in Ṱhohoyanḓou, Limpopo: Towards a Post-Colonial African Practical Theology Perspective
… of Eurocentric orientations into African spirituality did not only encounter Indigenous religious systems but resulted in the development of religious pluralism. As such the researcher felt obliged to explore the Christian religious setting from an African perspective. The study unpacked …
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Making silence knowledge : towards the educational implications of intimate childhood sexual assault
… emotional, intellectual, physical, sexual and spiritual consequences of the assaults and denial until writing this thesis. My own knowing -- my thinking, confidence, memory, and my sense of being able to speak and contribute to the truths of the world -- has been contaminated by the assaults, …
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Fowl feathered fox: Monsters, pipers, families and flocks
Fowl Feathered Fox: Monsters, Pipers, Families and Flocks is a doctoral work consisting of a full-length stage play and an exegesis. An introduction outlines the scope of the doctoral work, while a concluding chapter reflects on research findings and considers staging issues and implications. …