Almost Heretical #136 – Tiffany Yecke Brooks: Spiritual Anxiety & Religious Trauma
Apr 10, 2024
Tiffany Yecke Brooks discusses her evolution from fundamentalist roots, spiritual anxiety, trauma response, and reinterpreting biblical stories. She emphasizes self-trust, questions authority in religious contexts, encourages personal exploration of faith, free from traditional interpretations.
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Teaching Restrictions Spark Doubt
- Tiffany Brooks experienced being deemed unqualified to teach in church due to her gender despite her academic credentials.
- She realized that she had more freedom to express her faith in her secular classroom than in her church.
Gaslighted by God Concept
- "Gaslighted by God" describes how believers are told their struggles mean something is wrong with them, not the theology.
- This form of gaslighting makes people doubt their own experiences and worthiness.
Deconstruct Faith, Not God
- There is a difference between deconstructing faith and deconstructing God.
- Many who deconstruct still value the beauty of Christ, love, and spirituality without mental gymnastics.