WE HAVE recently seen the emergence of varied forms of physical treatment of the mind which can, among their other uses, change those tortured by feelings of guilt about past actions, the prey of ...

When we’ve experienced wrongs and trauma at the hands of the people and institutions that once supported us, how do we forgive — and heal? When Celeste Gracia was 17, her religiously conservative ...

The distinctive emphasis on healing in Christian history. Amanda Porterfield’s sweeping study, Healing in the History of Christianity, reminds us that interest in religious healing is nothing new. In ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In my years of practice, I have had the honor of helping many individuals recognize and heal from religious trauma. As you can imagine, when something so sacred as religion is used in a way by the ...

His subordinate priests last week commanded elderly Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, to write them out an Office for faith healing. They want him to prescribe what unctions to use, how to ...

Childhood sexual abuse is a widespread problem and has been a major issue in religious communities. Many religious institutions have begun taking steps to better safeguard children, which have led to ...

Psychotherapist Anderson draws from personal experience, doctoral research, and her counseling career in this sensitive debut guide to recovering from religious trauma, a phenomenon that “resides in ...

Ten years ago, this June, Jim Obergefell stood outside the Supreme Court marking a historic win the court case in his name that legalized same sex marriage. Jim Obergefell Archival Tape Today's ruling ...

As the world reels from yet another school shooting, we can find a refuge in the Bible on canvas. As a pastor serving a local church near my alma mater, Michigan State, I was invited to stand at a ...