Religious Trauma

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.

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