Description: Draws on extensive, interfaith research to reveal how power dynamics and unchecked authority can harm vulnerable individuals. Blending sociological insights with theological reflection, this essential resource equips clergy and safeguarding professionals with practical tools to foster safer, more accountable religious environments.
Brief description: Tom Wilson is Director of the St Philips Foundation, a Christian foundation interfaith centre that engages regionally and nationally in training and resourcing churches, schools, higher education institutions, public and private sector employers in issues related to faith and belief.
Review Quotes: 'This book is a really significant addition to our understanding of spiritual abuse. It is particularly important as it explores this experience across faith traditions and, in this way, takes the work forward. It draws on personal experiences and offers new insights. It is vital reading for anyone seeking to understand spiritual abuse or to develop further their knowledge.'--Lisa Oakley