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Trauma of Religion

Mark Tully considers the drawbacks of an overly strict religious upbringing. What are the pressures on those who stay within dogmatic religions in later life?

Mark Tully considers the drawbacks of an overly strict religious upbringing. What are the pressures on those who stay within dogmatic religions in later life?

While acknowledging the potential for good in religions, the programme includes accounts from those who feel traumatised by childhoods in which freedom of thought was restricted, and those who have carried a sense of unworthiness into later life.

Mark also identifies the narrow line religious parents have to tread between encouraging children to share their faith and imposing it upon them.

But for all that a religious upbringing can traumatise, Mark also recognises the great loss that can be felt when escaping a past which engendered not just fear, guilt and a sense of shame, but provided an early source of meaning, connection and strength.

A Unique Broadcasting Company production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 Jun 2015 23:30

Music Played

  • Andrew Norman

    Level 1

    Orchestra: Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
    • Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
    • BMOP/sound.
  • Mahalia Jackson

    I Found The Answer

    • I Found the Answer: Mahalia Jackson Sings Gospel Greats.
    • Fourmatt Music.
  • Anthony Burgess

    Recorder Sonata: II Andante Lugubre

    Performer: John Turner.
    • Anthony Burgess: The Man and His Music.
    • Metier.
  • Leonard Cohen

    Story of Isaac

    • Songs From A Room.
    • Columbia.
  • Donna Murphy

    Mother Knows Best

    • Disney鈥檚 Tangled Soundtrack.
    • Warner.
  • Neeme J盲rvi

    Arvo Part - Credo

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Collage.
    • Chandos.

Readings

Title: Thou Shalt Not: Treating Religious Trauma and Spiritual Harm with Combined Therapy聽

Author: Alyson. M. Stone

Publisher: 骋谤辞耻辫听


Title: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 聽

Author: James Joyce 聽 聽

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions聽


Title: The Offering 聽聽

Author: Grace McCleen聽

笔耻产濒颈蝉丑别谤:听厂肠别辫迟谤别听


Title: The Imam鈥檚 Friday Sermon 聽

Author: A.M. Budzisz聽

Publisher: Janus 聽


Title: Prophets in Keds, Under Seige

Author: Imtiaz Dharker聽

Publisher: Bloodaxe Books in Postcards from God聽

Broadcasts

  • Sun 14 Jun 2015 06:05
  • Sun 14 Jun 2015 23:30