Healing spiritual wounds : reconnecting with a loving God after experiencing a hurtful church
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New York, NY : HarperOne, 2017.
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First Edition
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232 pages : 22 cm.
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New York, NY : HarperOne, 2017.
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First Edition
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English
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An effective plan to help those suffering from wounds inflicted by the church find spiritual healing and a renewed sense of faith.Raised as a conservative Christian, minister and author Carol Howard Merritt discovered that the traditional institutions she grew up in inflicted great pain and suffering on others. Though she loved the spirituality the church provided, she knew that, because of sexism, homophobia, and manipulative religious politics, established religious institutions werent always holy or safe. Instead of offering refuge, these institutions have betrayed peoples hearts and souls. "People have suffered religious abuse," she writes, "which can be different from physical injury or psychological trauma."Though participation and affiliation in traditional religious institutions is waning, many people still believe in God. Merritt contends that many leave the church because they have lost trust in the institution, not in God. Healing Spiritual Wounds addresses the churchs dichotomous image-as a safe space and as a dangerous place-and provides a way to restore personal faith and connection to God for those who have been hurt or betrayed by established institutions of faith. Merritt lays out a multistage plan for moving from pain to spiritual rebirth, from recovering theological and emotional shards to recovering communal wholeness.
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Merritt, C. H. (2017). Healing spiritual wounds: reconnecting with a loving God after experiencing a hurtful church (First Edition). HarperOne.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Merritt, Carol Howard. 2017. Healing Spiritual Wounds: Reconnecting With a Loving God After Experiencing a Hurtful Church. HarperOne.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Merritt, Carol Howard. Healing Spiritual Wounds: Reconnecting With a Loving God After Experiencing a Hurtful Church HarperOne, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Merritt, Carol Howard. Healing Spiritual Wounds: Reconnecting With a Loving God After Experiencing a Hurtful Church First Edition, HarperOne, 2017.
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