Religious Trauma - Queer Stories in Estrangement and Return

Through the rich stories of eight participants, the author explores the psychological, spiritual, and ritual dimensions of religious trauma among queer people and offers key recommendations for congregations and pastoral caregivers that seek to welcome those who have experienced religious trauma.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Trauma History and Critique
Chapter Two: Homosexuality in Psychology and Pastoral Theology
Chapter Three: What Was Lost: Describing the Attachment to Religious Community as Selfobject
Chapter Four: Estrangement: Leaving Church
Chapter Five: Psychological Analysis: Return
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Brooke N. Petersen

Summary

Through the rich stories of eight participants, the author explores the psychological, spiritual, and ritual dimensions of religious trauma among queer people and offers key recommendations for congregations and pastoral caregivers that seek to welcome those who have experienced religious trauma.

Product details

• Authors: Brooke N. Petersen
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781793641144
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-114-4
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Emerging Perspectives in Pastoral Theology and Care
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Christianity, Trauma & shock, Abnormal psychology, Religious ethics, Gay & Lesbian studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Gay & Lesbian studies / LGBTQ studies, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, Christian social thought & activity, Religious social & pastoral thought & activity, Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, Gender studies: transgender, transsexual, intersex people, Gender studies: transgender & intersex