[T]here is increasing academic research and policy interest in what have been termed high-demand, high-control religious movements. This incorporates a broader field of vision than NRMs [New Religious Movements] and...
Abuse, including religious or spiritual abuse, is different from trauma…abuse is what happens to us, while trauma is our nervous system’s response to what happens to us.”
Another reason for reticence on the topic of sexuality in Vajrayāna Buddhism and sex abuse in particular is that the vast majority of relevant historical source materials remain untranslated from...
Harm that occurs within a religious system or as a result of religious belief often is referred to as religious abuse, sometimes also called spiritual abuse. Although religious abuse has...
