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Online Resources

by Colleen Brown | Aug 24, 2015 | Uncategorized

A selection of resources available online – research papers, blog postings, reflections, interviews – for people who have been affected by abuse in a Church context. These resources have been selected for both those who have been abused and those who seek to...

Books

by Colleen Brown | Aug 24, 2015 | Uncategorized

A selection of books that can be ordered, for anyone seeking to understand the complexity of the spiritual impact of abuse by clergy/religious, and the role that spirituality can play in healing from trauma. Spiritual Healing after Clergy/Religious Abuse Grant, R....

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