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This virtual academic conference is hosted by the
Global Center for Religious Research
and will bring together clinicians, researchers, and survivors from all over the world to discuss the latest research on religious trauma.
ALL EVENT PROCEEDS GO TOWARD FUNDING GCRR'S SOCIAL-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON RELIGIOUS TRAUMA
ALL EVENT PROCEEDS GO TOWARD FUNDING GCRR'S SOCIAL-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON RELIGION FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
SATURDAY JUNE 10, 2023
SUNDAY JUNE 11, 2023
Religious Trauma can look like:
❧ Deep or chronic shame about being a sinner and not living up to expectations
❧ Feelings of unworthiness, being unlovable, or bad in some way
❧ Fear of rejection by God or the faith community
❧ Lack of self-compassion
❧ Lack of personal autonomy - an engrained belief that one's life is for God's sole purpose, leading to challenges making decisions, creating personal boundaries and providing intentional consent
❧ Feeling that they can't trust themselves, their body or their emotions
❧ Growing up with chronic fear or anxiety around salvation, rapture, Hell, Satan, or demons
❧ Feeling personally responsible for Christ's death
❧ Superstitious beliefs about what will lead to positive and negative outcomes in life
❧ Perfectionism or hypervigilance - fear of making mistakes
❧ Extreme dualistic thinking - judging every individual thought and action as "good" or "bad"
❧ Spiritual bypassing - denying the presence and validity of mental health issues due to a belief that those feelings come from Satan or a lack of faith and if they pray enough or are favored then God will take it away
❧ Difficulty with experiencing pleasure
❧ Feeling bad or wrong for having sexual thoughts or feelings, or having physical reactions to sexual situations such as crying or feeling a disconnection from the body
❧ Denying sexuality
❧ Lasting trauma from conversion therapy
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ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
The Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) is hosting the Spring 2023 International eConference on Religious Trauma, which will bring together specialists, psychiatrists, and survivors from all over the world to discuss the latest research and insights into the causes, manifestations, and healing practices relating to religious trauma.
The purpose of this multidisciplinary virtual conference is to advance the clinical and psychological understanding of religious trauma. This two-day conference will provide an interdisciplinary platform for scholars, educators, and practitioners to present their research to international audiences from all different backgrounds.
And because the virtual conference is held online, scholars and students can attend from the comfort and safety of their own home without having to worry about travel and lodging expenses.
Why Attend this Conference?
We're Service-Driven, Not Profit-Driven
Many other conferences are profit-driven, meaning they charge exorbitant prices so only a select group of people can attend. In fact, in the past, other conferences on this subject have charged well over a hundred dollars just to hear a few people speak!
GCRR believes that academic knowledge and impactful topics like this one ought to be easily accessible to the general public.
We want to see as many people benefit academically and intellectually from attending the event without causing further financial hardship.
We Don't Have a Hidden Agenda
Many other conferences are not academic in nature, meaning they have a partisan and biased objective, and they will use their platform to brainwash people.
GCRR believes that academic conferences ought to be academic and scholarly. This means presenting accurate, peer-reviewed information that has in mind the best interests of academics and students alike.
Some organizations use these kinds of topics because they want you to join their religious community or religiously-based program (while accepting their version of God and their worldview).
Other organizations capitalize on the stimulating nature of the topic in an attempt to turn you into an anti-religious zealot. Both types of fanaticism are destructive.
GCRR's conferences and publications are evidence-based while also recognizing the complexity and nuance of both current scholarship and collegial dialogue. This means GCRR wants to hear different perspectives from different worldviews and traditions so attendees can potentially glean insights and benefits from them.
We Attract an International Audience
GCRR has society members and attracts attendees from all over the world! Each of our conferences are shown live across multiple platforms simultaneously, including Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube, in order to reach a larger audience.
All Presentations are Recorded and Distributed to attendents for Free
Some conferences actually charge people an extra fee to receive the event video recordings. With GCRR, the ticket price includes receiving the video recording of allpresentations so you can watch any talk that you missed (or rewatch any talk all over again).
ALL EVENT PROCEEDS GO TOWARD FUNDING GCRR'S SOCIAL-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON RELIGION FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
ALL EVENT PROCEEDS GO TOWARD FUNDING GCRR'S SOCIAL-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON RELIGIOUS RESEARCH
We are the Global Center for Religious Research
GCRR believes that academic conferences and publications ought to be scholarly and evidence-based. This means presenting accurate, ethical, and clinically-sound information.
GCRR believes that academic knowledge and impactful topics ought to be easily accessible to the general public as well as researchers, practitioners and leaders.
We neither promote nor denounce affiliation or practice within any religion but rather prioritize the specific needs of the sufferers over the needs of any one ideology or agenda.
GCRR believes that academic conferences and publications ought to be scholarly and evidence-based. This means presenting accurate, ethical, and clinically-sound information.
GCRR believes that academic knowledge and impactful topics ought to be easily accessible to the general public as well as researchers, practitioners and leaders.
We neither promote nor denounce affiliation or practice within any religion but rather prioritize the specific needs of the sufferers over the needs of any one ideology or agenda.
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