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No, Sister, You Don’t Have a “Jezebel Spirit”
By: Susanne Maynes | June 26, 2025
Why is the name "Jezebel" used to control Christian women, and what does it mean? Susanne Maynes provides a liberating take on this derogatory phrase.
Broken Fellowship
By: Kathy Myatt | June 5, 2025
A passionate new Christian breaks free from a controlling fellowship to reclaim her mind and relationship with God.
Her Silence Screams
By: Dawn Sutherland | June 5, 2025
Shame and belittling are used to silence women and keep them "in their place."
Cults, Coercive Persuasion, and Patriarchy
By: Bethany Jantzi | June 5, 2025
Cults use powerful psychological techniques to enforce compliance and maintain control.
Recovering from Religious Patriarchy
By: Heidi I. Knapp, Patrick J. Knapp | June 5, 2025
Leaving a controlling religious group may feel impossible, but there are tools to foster recovery and hope for a future of freedom.
Come, Let Us Reason Together: Reflections on The Road to Wisdom
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | June 5, 2025
I cannot think of a better resource than that of Francis Collins’s The Road to Wisdom in determining what should be trusted and how to avoid manipulation and control.
Audio - Dangerous Congregations: When Power and Authority Take Over
By: Kathy Myatt | March 31, 2025
Religious abuse: how are victims seduced, who is vulnerable, and what breaks the hold? While some churches start out healthy and slowly develop abusive patterns, other groups have authoritarian DNA set in their foundation. We will look at characteristics of cults and abusive churches and examine what factors make people vulnerable to joining them.
Audio - "Victim-Blaiming" and the David and Bathsheba Narrative
By: J. Dwayne Howell | March 31, 2025
Many denominations have been affected by sexual abuse by their leaders in the past several years and the cover-ups that sought to hide it. Victims caught in such abuse are again victimized by institutions that were willing participants or entrapped by the leadership.
Audio - Created to Thrive: Cultivating Abuse-Free Faith Communities
By: Barbara Murray | March 31, 2025
Created to Thrive was born out of the desire to equip pastors and Christian leaders with the resources to respond wisely to reports of abuse and to create a space in their church or organization where all members can flourish. The contributors, each highly qualified in their respective fields, tackle topics related to abuse, exposing [...]
Book Review: El trauma: Cómo atender a los sobrevivientes
By: Elizabeth Ann R. Willett | March 28, 2025
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 en los fundamentos del cuidado de víctimas de trauma