Dismantled

Abusive Church Culture and the Clergy Women Who Leave

Lynn Horan

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Tehom Center Publishing
28 March 2025

Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships; Violence in society; Social, group or collective psychology; Coping with personal problems

Behind the walls of Protestant churches across America is a story that has not been told, until now -- the systemic derailment and disappearance of GenX-Millennial clergy women. Through careful theoretical analysis and in-depth interviews with clergy who have left abusive church systems, Horan applies a gender-critical approach to the phenomenon of ""clergy killing.""

With expert analysis of the social dynamics of feminized servanthood, gendered scapegoating, toxic masculinity, and the mother-daughter wound within intergenerational parish life, this important body of research exposes the oppressive relational dynamics that are pushing clergy women out of active ministry. With a desire to validate and empower survivors of religious trauma, Horan centers the voices of clergy women who are reconstituting their lives and vocational calling beyond toxic church culture.

By: Lynn Horan
Imprint: Tehom Center Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9781966655138
ISBN 10: 1966655134
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 28 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lynn M. Horan, PhD is a gender and leadership scholar specializing in interpersonal boundaries and psychological safety of empathetic women leaders. A contributing author in Leadership at the Spiritual Edge and the Transformative Women Leaders book series, Horan promotes decolonizing and embodied approaches to women's leadership development. A former Presbyterian pastor, domestic abuse counselors, and healthcare policy analyst, Lynn believes strongly in the restorative capacity of embodied awareness as a means of cultivating healing and wholeness individuals and communities. Learn more at www.lynnhoran.com

Reviews for Dismantled: Abusive Church Culture and the Clergy Women Who Leave

""Lucidly argued and deeply researched, Dismantled gives voice to Gen-X/Millennial clergy women who have left the ministry. With a deft application of concepts of gendered scapegoating and mimetic rivalry, Horan exposes problematic social dynamics that harm clergy women. Highly recommended. - Dr. Martha J. Reineke, President of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), author of Intimate Domain: Desire, Trauma, and Mimetic Theory ""This compelling and courageous work shines a searing light on the struggles faced by Millennial clergy women navigating entrenched gender bias within American Protestantism. With profound vulnerability and incisive analysis, it unpacks the systemic issues that derail their ministries and dismantle their identities while offering a powerful call for change. Dr. Horan is a fresh voice for a new generation of leaders."" - Dr. Chip Espinoza, Dean of Strategy & Innovation, Vanguard University of Southern California, author of Millennials Who Manage ""While scholarship has spent much time focusing on those who leave religion, far less is known about women clergy who leave ministry and the complex processes of exit. Horan innovatively examines clergy women exiting ministry as a structural gendered issue. Through careful theoretical analysis, Horan lays bare the abusive cultures that force women to leave their calling."" - Dr. Sarah-Jane Page, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK, author of Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Sociological Perspectives ""With prophetic insight and pastoral care, Dr. Horan challenges us to confront entrenched gender and leadership norms, patriarchy, and the cultures of abuse and violence that harm Gen X and Millennial clergy women. Dismantled is one of the books that will help us take up the work of salvaging the diminished witness of the church in America."" - Dr. Lewis Brogdon, Executive Director of the Institute for Black Church Studies, BSK Theological Seminary, author of Dying to Lead: The Disturbing Trend of Clergy Suicide