Although we are a relatively new collective, we have a lot of passion. Currently, we are working on two projects, however, we are always looking to build our community. Feel free to reach out if you desire to collaborate with us!

Our Work

What is Religious Trauma and Why Don’t We Already Know? A Call for
Intersectional, Empirical Research

The study of religious trauma is a relatively new phenomenon. As such, there is limited academic literature for scholars, mental health practitioners and the public to refer to exploring relevant theories such as intersectionality and betrayal trauma to name a few. Our team produced this literature review that amalgamates research on religious trauma/spiritual abuse up to 2021, and presents a 'call for future research' to individual researchers, collaborators of NARC-RT, and clinicians to more adequately fill these gaps. Click the link below to read this literature review!

LINK to Manuscript.

Citation Recommendation:

Monroe, R., Dorhauer, A., Ecker, K. A., Schultz, O., Montano-Maceda, B. M., & Layug, A. (2021). What is religious trauma and why don’t we already know? A call for intersectional, empirical research. North American Research Collective - Religious Trauma (NARC-RT). https://www.narc-rt.org/our-work

Religious Trauma References

NARC-RT is committed to publicly sharing our work and relevant references on religious trauma in order to make scholarship more accessible to all.

LINK to Working Reference List.

Religious Trauma Database

This survey by North American Research Collective - Religious Trauma (NARC-RT) is to create a comprehensive database of professionals who study, treat, or advocate on behalf of those who have experienced Religious Trauma (RT), and launch a starting place for more comprehensive resource lists on religious trauma.

Link to survey HERE.