Religion + Trauma
Religious Resiliency
Why Religion + Trauma?
Religious Resiliency
Religion can help to insulate believers from trauma because of the community it creates, the hope it generates, etc.
Religious Trauma
Why Religion + Trauma?
Religious Resiliency
Religion can also cause trauma, especially for individuals in authoritarian religious groups who experience spiritual bullying, shame, and fear.
Why Religion + Trauma?
Why Religion + Trauma?
Why Religion + Trauma?
The statistics on traumatic experiences in childhood are stark and alarming. Combine trauma with the power of religion to define what it means to be a human being and to give us our identity, and it is vital to understand both positive and damaging connections.