Spiritual Abuse

New Book! Abuse in World Religions: Articulating the Problem

by Johanna Stiebert on June 19, 2025

In this post we introduce the latest volume in the Routledge Focus series “Rape Culture, Religion and the Bible.” This book has the title Abuse in World Religions: Articulating the Problem. It is the first

Introducing Contributors to The Bible & Violence: Rosie Clare Shorter and Kirsi Cobb

by Johanna Stiebert on February 17, 2023

Rosie Clare Shorter is a feminist researcher interested in sociology of religion and genders and sexualities studies. She completed her PhD

Announcing… an event for postgraduates, postdocs and other ECRs (early career researchers) working on abuse and trauma in religious contexts

by Johanna Stiebert on June 13, 2022

Save the Date… register expressions of interest… spread the word… An event for postgraduates, postdocs and other ECRs (early career

Announcing AHRC Grant Success

by Johanna Stiebert on February 10, 2022

The Shiloh Project Will Be Involved in a Large Grant Focused on Spiritual Abuse Co-director Johanna is part of a

16 Days of Celebrating Activism… Research-Based Action Against Spiritual Abuse

by Johanna Stiebert on December 4, 2021

IICSA, the ‘Spiritual Abuse: Coercive Control in Religions’ Conference, and the research of Andrew Graystone The designation ‘spiritual abuse’ is

New Book! Abuse in World Religions: Articulating the Problem

Introducing Contributors to The Bible & Violence: Rosie Clare Shorter and Kirsi Cobb

Announcing… an event for postgraduates, postdocs and other ECRs (early career researchers) working on abuse and trauma in religious contexts￼

Announcing AHRC Grant Success

16 Days of Celebrating Activism… Research-Based Action Against Spiritual Abuse

Announcing… an event for postgraduates, postdocs and other ECRs (early career researchers) working on abuse and trauma in religious contexts