Tag: religious authority
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When the Children Raised to Obey Begin to Leave
A fifty-year historical examination of evangelical family formation, coercive religious authority, institutional betrayal, and the long-term consequences of religious trauma. Through the Institute’s Captivity Lens, this publication traces childhood obedience, gendered responsibility, pastoral and clinical accountability, adult estrangement, deconstruction, CPTSD,…
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When the Church Rehangs the Veil
A captivity-informed examination of how spiritualized authority, interpretive supremacy, and the misuse of Scripture can recreate captivity within Christian communities—and how ecclesial care can preserve freedom, conscience, and direct access to Real Jesus.