Spiritual abuse refers to the misuse of spiritual authority, beliefs, or practices to manipulate, control, or harm others. It can occur within religious, spiritual, or faith-based contexts and often involves leaders or members exerting power over individuals in ways...
Here’s my takeaway from the 2024 Festival of Faith and Writing. The Calvin Center for Faith and Writing offers this biannual conference celebrating spiritual writing. Occurring in April at Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI, there is always a literary and...
Trey is not only pushing us toward bigger theologies that can hold the totality of who we are. He is calling for us to embrace better theologies—theologies that fully honor our humanity and the God who fashioned us as good creation. —Candice Marie Benbow, author...
We’re all on a journey of faith, religion, and spirituality, but if you’ve deconstructed Christianity, that journey of yours might not go so well with family and friends, especially during the holiday season. The holidays bring traditions, church services,...
See below for a video of this recent event with authors Brandan Robertson and Brandon Flanery talking about growing up queer in evangelicalism. Millions are exiting the church, and one of the most salient issues they cite is its treatment of LGBTQ people. Evangelical...
