“My prayers weren’t being answered”: The Intersection of Religion and Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse by Claire Cunnington on August 28, 2018 share 3.1K Abstract: Funded by the Wellcome Trust, this paper draws on a thematic analysis of an online qualitative survey (n=143) and read more
“The Evil Sirens”: Evangelical Christian Culture, Pornography and the Perpetuation of Rape Culture by Natalie Collins on August 23, 2018 share 5.21K Abstract: The current waves of feminism (or tapestry strands per Professor Liz Kelly’s analysis) are particularly divided on whether pornography read more
For Such A Time As This? #UsToo: Representations of Sexual Trafficking, Collective Trauma and Horror in the Book of Esther by Ericka Dunbar on August 20, 2018 share 5.7K Abstract: The book of Esther is hard to place in terms of genre. Some proposed genres include historical narrative, Persian read more
How to make a ghost: A collaborative approach to finding Dinah by Emma Nagouse on August 16, 2018 share 3.44K Abstract: Since October 2017 Lily Clifford and Emma Nagouse have been collaborating to produce a body of artwork based around read more
The Religion and Rape Culture Conference: A Summary by Emma Nagouse on July 27, 2018 share 6.75K The first Religion and Rape Culture conference was a huge success. We welcomed over 50 delegates from 6 countries and read more
The Shiloh Project: An Update by Johanna Stiebert on July 13, 2018 share 4.88K With the highly successful Shiloh Conference not long behind us, now seems a good time to reflect on the Shiloh read more
Silence as Defiance: Tamar’s Desolation by Shiloh Project on July 11, 2018 share 13.1K Today's post is an anonymous, personal reflection on the experience of sexual exploitation in childhood. The reflection also draws in the biblical read more
Corinne Rovetti: Reproductive Rights by Corinne Rovetti on July 4, 2018 share 8.03K Corinne Rovetti is Co-Director for the Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health in Tennessee. Alongside other services, the Center provides safe read more
Broken Bodies: Trauma, Ruptures, and Theology by Karen O'Donnell on June 20, 2018 share 8.62K It was once believed that events were uncommon. In 1980, when post-traumatic stress disorder was first included in the diagnostic read more
‘Feminism and Trauma Theology’ project by Katie Cross on June 15, 2018 share 8.93K To live in 2018 is to live in a ‘moment’ for feminist issues. Late last year, the #MeToo movement, originally read more