I will explain how pilgrimages or sacred journeys can help to integrate the queer identity with spiritual purpose and discuss the cognitive and emotional mechanisms that are involved. Pilgrimage...
Emotional healing is an important process that helps individuals recover from past traumas, negative experiences, and difficult situations. Internalized prejudice, which refers to the belief that...
Strategies to Mitigate the Long-Term Psychological Consequences of Moralized Stigma and Religious Condemnation
Moralized stigma is a term used to describe the social disapproval and judgment that...
Can moral imagination repair the emotional wounds of social exclusion is an interesting question that deserves to be explored further. It suggests that moral imagination can help individuals who have...
The process of reinterpreting "sin" is a complex one that involves understanding the underlying emotions, beliefs, and thoughts that contribute to feelings of shame and guilt associated with same-sex...
The topic is about how participating in LGBTQ-supportive religious groups can help people who have experienced spiritual rejection in their lives achieve post-traumatic growth. Spiritual rejection...
Is inner harmony a matter of belief transformation or emotional healing?
The question of whether inner harmony is primarily a result of belief transformation or emotional healing is a significant...
Queer-inclusive congregations are religious communities that accept and celebrate people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, intersex, questioning, and...
Divine Justice refers to the idea that God is just and will punish those who disobey His laws. It implies that there are consequences for breaking His rules and that He has set up a system of...
The purpose of this article is to explore the ways in which personal spiritual narratives can aid in the process of healing from religious trauma and cultivating self-acceptance for those who...