Cults, Coercive Persuasion, and Patriarchy
The way that women are socialized within our culture has long fascinated me. Why are women so frequently harmed by abusive men and controlling systems?
May 30, 2025
Topic: Abuse
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Her Silence Screams
“Church was my home.” As a foster child, the church that my adopted family attended became my world, its doors swinging wide every Sunday, Wednesday,
May 30, 2025
Broken Fellowship
January 18, 1981, was the peak of disillusionment that had been mounting for years and the lowest point in my life. My decision to leave
May 30, 2025
Audio – Dangerous Congregations: When Power and Authority Take Over
From CBE’s 2024 Conference “Tell Her Story: Women in Scripture and History” in Denver, Colorado. ‘ Religious abuse: how are victims seduced, who is vulnerable, and
March 31, 2025
Audio – “Victim-Blaiming” and the David and Bathsheba Narrative
From CBE’s 2024 Conference “Tell Her Story: Women in Scripture and History” in Denver, Colorado. Many denominations have been affected by sexual abuse by their
March 31, 2025
Audio – Created to Thrive: Cultivating Abuse-Free Faith Communities
From CBE’s 2024 Conference “Tell Her Story: Women in Scripture and History” in Denver, Colorado. This workshop will equip and empower attendees to return to
March 31, 2025
Book Review: El trauma: Cómo atender a los sobrevivientes
El folleto El trauma: Cómo atender a los sobrevivientes da una perspectiva general del trauma y de sus sintomas y retos, y después se concentra
March 28, 2025
Book Reviews: El abuso doméstico: Ayuda para las víctimas y El abuso doméstico: Reconoce, responde, rescata
En dos libros cortos, la consejera familiar Darby Strickland describe cómo reconocer el abuso doméstico y cómo ayudar a una víctima. En la primera, El
March 25, 2025
Healing from Hierarchy
Editor’s note: This article is a 2024 CBE Writing Contest grand prize winner. Enjoy! A recent conversation with a professor at my new seminary shook
March 19, 2025
The Wife as a Training Ground: Complementarian Theology and Coercive Control
Our theology has real life implications. The way that Christians read Scripture and apply it matters greatly. Complementarian teachings hold to a gender hierarchy in
January 31, 2025