From Silencing to Strength: Addressing spiritual abuse and abuses of power Lisa Oakley
Event details
Join Lisa Oakley, an expert on safeguarding in faith contexts, as she discusses addressing spiritual abuse and abuses of power as part of the Ebor Lecture Series collection.
Lisa acted as a core participant in the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse and chaired the national working group for child abuse linked to faith and belief.
This Ebor lecture is hosted by the Centre for Religion in Society at York St John University and is jointly sponsored by York Minster, The Methodist Church (Yorkshire North & East District), The C and JB Morrell Trust and the York Area Society of Friends (Quakers).
The event will take place in York Minster’s Nave and will also be livestreamed. It will be followed by a post drinks reception from 8pm to 9pm.
This event is suitable for under 18s, with parental advisory.
The Ebor Lectures
The Ebor Lectures in Theology and Public Life were established in 2006 in York, UK, to promote conversation across a diversity of religious beliefs and issues of public concern.
About the Centre for Religion in Society
The Centre for Religion in Society (CRiS) at York St John University is a forum for scholars and practitioners to come together to examine the role of religion in the cultural, social and political life of society.
About the speaker
Professor Lisa Oakley (C.Psychol) SFHEA (Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy) is the current chair of the British Psychological Society Safeguarding Advisory Group and chairs the postgraduate research group for spiritual abuse/religious trauma. She has written training, policy and practice guidance. She is a qualitative researcher but has also conducted mixed-methods studies. Her research interests are primarily focused on safeguarding in faith contexts, including the development of an understanding of spiritual abuse and how to create healthy safe cultures. Her current work is focusing on exploring experiences of disclosure and non-disclosure of abuse experienced within religious contexts, using visual methods.
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