Jaime and CA close their series on Religious Trauma by speaking with Rev Karla, an ordained, interfaith, interspiritual minister who helps people who are deconstructing from Christianity to reclaim their spirituality so they can live with authenticity free from the dogma of their religious heritage, about the difficulty of separating from the fear-based, strongly patriarchal, indoctrination of modern day of Christianity.
*This episode and the series on religious trauma as a whole may be especially triggering to certain listeners.*
Rev Karla’s website: https://www.revkarla.com/
Recommended Reading:

Zealot by Reza Aslan
How Jesus Became God by Bart Ehrman
Resurrecting Jesus by Adyashanti
Why Christianity Must Change or Die by John Shelby Spong
What is the Bible? by Rob Bell

Previous Episodes in the Series

Part 1: Ep. 27: Religious Trauma: Part 1
Part 2: Ep. 28: Religious Trauma: Part 2 “The Sin of Thinking”
Part 3: Ep. 29: Religious Trauma: Part 3 - The “Hell” Narrative
Part 4: Ep. 30: Religious Trauma: Part 4 - Is Pleasure Evil?

Notes:

Introducing Rev Karla
Rejecting the fear-based, strongly patriarchal, indoctrination of religion
Why the language used in the Bible is inaccurate to how we’ve evolved as humans
How going to the seminary opened Karla’s eyes
Books that helped Karla open her mind to the reality of modern Christianity
How do we start to break away from religious indoctrination?
Why some religions fear holistic teachings
How to respond to “the church didn’t hurt you - an individual did”
How to take responsibility as a Christian
Grieving the loss of your faith
A message of hope for those struggling with their faith

Links:

BEYOND THE WOUND -RELIGIOUS TRAUMA CONFERENCE : https://www.beyondthewound.com

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