When the Church Harms Gods People, Diane Langberg
When the Church Harms Gods People, Diane Langberg
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When the Church Harms God's People
Becoming Faith Communities That Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth, and Care for the Wounded

Author: Diane Langberg

Narrator: Andrea Emmes

Unabridged: 4 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/12/2024

Synopsis

Internationally recognized psychologist Diane Langberg has come face to face with the crushing trauma of sexual abuse, trafficking, domestic abuse, and rape—and its cover-up.

Even more tragic, she has encountered it all within Christian communities and the church.

As a highly respected trauma scholar and psychologist working in the United States and around the world for more than fifty years, she envisions a better way.

In When the Church Harms God's People, Langberg unveils what she has learned about how churches cause harm and why Christian communities often foster unhealthy leaders who end up hurting rather than protecting God's people. She also offers hope for the future, describing how churches can reflect Christ not just in what they teach but also in how they care for themselves and others.

This book is an invaluable tool for leaders and laypeople alike who want to help the church resist abuses of power and become a safe place for survivors.

About Diane Langberg

Diane Langberg is an internationally recognized psychologist and counselor with forty-seven years of experience. She speaks regularly on abuse and trauma all over the world, directs her own counseling practice in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and cofounded the Global Trauma Recovery Institute at Biblical Theological Seminary. Langberg is also on the board of GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment) led by Boz Tchividjian and cochairs the American Bible Society's Trauma Advisory Counsel. She has authored or coauthored numerous books, including Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse, On the Threshold of Hope, and Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsay on July 15, 2024

I absolutely agree with the overall message of this book and am grateful for Diane Langberg’s prophetic voice, expertise, and important work in the world. That said, I found the book to be a bit repetitive and thought it could have been edited down substantially. The main point that she expounds upon......more

Goodreads review by George P. on January 03, 2025

Diane Langberg tells the story of visiting Cape Coast Castle in Ghana on Africa’s west coast. During the centuries of trans-Atlantic slavery, countless Africans were trafficked through that outpost on their way to the New World. Standing with Langberg’s group in the dungeon that once held enslaved ma......more

Goodreads review by Richard on July 18, 2024

It's difficult to imagine being Diane Langberg, one of the earliest and most respected trauma scholars to focus her energies on the evangelical world. Having been in the field for more than 50 years, Dr. Langberg has become a trusted voice in the areas of post-traumatic stress disorder related to tr......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on September 02, 2024

Diane Langberg’s When the Church Harms God’s People is a profoundly insightful and deeply reflective examination of the tragic reality of abuse within the Christian church. Drawing on her extensive experience as a psychologist, Langberg addresses the heartbreaking truth that the very institutions me......more

Goodreads review by David Martin Hanke on January 07, 2025

In my opinion, Langberg was one of the first voices to raise the alarm about abuse and harm within churches, but she may not necessarily be the best in addressing these issues comprehensively. Her writing is passionate and firmly grounded in Scripture, but it tends to be repetitive and doesn’t offer......more

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