Ideas Digest

In this episode I chat with Dr Dan Allender Professor of Counseling Psychology about abuse, trauma and religious organisations. Konrad asks the questions; Why do churches seem to be so full of hypocritical narcissistic leaders who abuse power? Why are we so attracted to these people? In this episode we explore; - How to interpret the Genesis creation poem. - Why we love watching church leaders fail. - Why church scandals never seem to end. - When trauma and religion mixes - The role of shame, power and control. - Why people abuse power. - Is shame good or a bad? - Why churches don't deal with trauma well. - What is Lust? - Why politics is toxic - Why we are attracted to narcissistic leaders - The role of religion and spirituality - The dangers of religion and cults Connect with Dr Dan Allender https://theallendercenter.org/about/team/dan-allender/ To hear the rest of the episode and Support the show www.ideasdigest.org Show Survey Connect with us Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram