Date

8-15-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Human Services: Emphasis in Trauma, Resilience, & Self-Care Strategies

Department

Human Services

First Advisor

Dr. Jerrod Brown

Second Advisor

Dr. Ryan Chukuske

Abstract

This paper focused on the relationship between spirituality, therapy, and those who are affected and traumatized by religious institutions. It sought to cover the hypothesis that exposure to positive spirituality can help those who have been affected by religious institutional trauma to recover. Studies have shown a positive correlation between religiosity and recovery from traumatic experiences and that therapy can also increase one spirituality and relationship with God or other higher powers. This article sought to highlight that this strength of a spiritual coping mechanism may be increased by a person’s education in the field of theology and spirituality meaning people who learn how to tap into spirituality may have increased positive results when recovering from trauma. The article covered studies from across the globe including Poland and China, not focusing solely on one religion or denomination but generalizing the impact of religiosity. Moral injury and spiritual victimology will be terms that are defined as a way to strengthen the argument of spirituality as a form of recovery and that exposure to spirituality from a spiritually damaged individual is beneficial to them.

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