The Culture of Spiritual Abuse

When confronting spiritual abuse, it can feel more
straightforward to focus on a specific person or leader who may
have caused harm.

But it’s also important to address the systems and cultural
contexts that, in their most obvious forms, promote abuse—and in
their more subtle forms, allow it to happen or refuse to confront
it.


In this episode, Dan and Rachael dive into the painful realities
of spiritual abuse and the systems that uphold it.

They explore how cultural powers—such as patriarchy, white
supremacy, capitalism, and purity culture—often intertwine with
Christian theology, creating harmful environments that distort
our understanding of God and faith. And yet, even in the face of
this, there is a call to confront our complicity in these systems
with grace and humility. 


We hope this conversation is an invitation to wrestle with and
address how we've been shaped by harmful cultures and systems and
how we may have participated in them – and ultimately, to
consider how we can step into a more loving, just, and merciful
understanding of God and community.

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We invite you to explore the brand-new Spiritual Abuse &
Healing Online Course from the Allender Center.


This 6-lesson course, complete with reflective practices and deep
dive panel discussions, helps you engage your body, mind, and
spirit as you unpack the harm caused by spiritual abuse.


Whether you’re just beginning to wake up to this reality or have
been on a healing journey for years, this course provides a safe
and welcoming space to deepen your understanding and work towards
healing.



Learn more and enroll today at:
theallendercenter.org/online-courses