From Silencing to Strength: Addressing Spiritual Abuse and Abuses of Power

About the Event

Ebor lecture hosted by the Centre for Religion in Society at York St John University and jointly sponsored by York Minster, The Methodist Church (Yorkshire North & East District), The C. & J.B. Morrell Trust and the York Area Society of Friends (Quakers).

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About the Centre for Religion in Society

The Centre for Religion in Society (CRiS) at York St John University is a forum for scholars and practitioners to come together to examine the role of religion in the cultural, social and political life of society.

About the Ebor Lectures

The Ebor Lectures in Theology and Public Life were established in 2006 in York, UK, to promote conversation across a diversity of religious beliefs and issues of public concern.

About the Speaker

Prof Lisa Oakley (C.Psychol) SFHEA (Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy) acted as a core participant in the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse and chaired the national working group for child abuse linked to faith and belief. She is current chair of the British Psychological Society Safeguarding Advisory Group, and chairs the postgraduate research group for spiritual abuse/religious trauma. She has written training, policy and practice guidance. She is a qualitative researcher but has also conducted mixed-methods studies. Her research interests are primarily focused on safeguarding in faith contexts, including the development of an understanding of spiritual abuse and how to create healthy safe cultures. Current work is focusing on exploring experiences of disclosure and non-disclosure of abuse experienced within religious contexts, using visual methods.

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