Abuse in World Religions

Towards Solutions

Johanna Stiebert

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Routledge
31 July 2025

Religious ethics; Sexual abuse & harassment; Counselling & advice services; Psychotherapy

Series: Rape Culture, Religion and the Bible

This book draws attention to the texts, mechanisms, strategies, and initiatives that address and combat sexual(ised) spiritual abuse in five world religions. It goes beyond identifying, describing or characterising spiritual abuse in multiple religious traditions and rape culture settings, instead describing what is being done in diverse religious communities and settings to confront, address, resist, and heal from spiritual abuse.

Just as none of the world religions are free from spiritual abuse, all have developed ways to detoxify, prevent, eliminate, and bring healing and justice in the face of its existence.

Solution-focused activities range from analysis of sacred texts, to discussion forums, creation of self-representational visual and creative expressions, digital and other forms of activism and protest, specialist training courses, support groups, and survivor-led initiatives.

The book will appeal to academics of religious studies with interest in rape culture and spiritual abuse, as well as upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates, and also religious leaders, or leaders of faith-based organisations, seeking to understand and to confront spiritual abuse and rape culture in their own communities.

Edited by: Johanna Stiebert
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781032348575
ISBN 10: 1032348577
Series: Rape Culture, Religion and the Bible
Pages: 86
Publication Date: 31 July 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Johanna Stiebert is Professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of Leeds and founding co-director of The Shiloh Project, a research collaboration exploring the intersections of rape culture, religion, and the Bible. She is Co-Investigator of the AHRC-funded research project, “Abuse in Religious Contexts.”