Our Goal
Are you experiencing faith deconstruction?
You are not alone. Many people across the religious and political spectrum don’t have a religious space to call home anymore. However, many still have deep spiritual desires, but nowhere to express or explore these desires, leaving them spiritually frustrated. Many also want to prioritize mental health in the spiritual process, but may not have access to spiritually-sensitive therapists for the experience of religious deconstruction.
Our project will meet this need.
Through a 3-year project beginning in 2024, a team of 2 theologians, 5 psychologists, and 10 clinical mental health counselors will expand a public impact study of the effectiveness of spiritual practices fused with mental healthcare in group settings for the spiritual flourishing of those experiencing deconstruction.
Let us help you reconstruct something new and beautiful. There is no minimal belief requirement to join the ride.
The SFR Project: Not a Church
We do not expect you to become more or less religious in the process. We just want to help you find mentally-healthy spiritual fulfillment.
Whatever it looks like. You belong and you can flourish here.
Project Timeline
Year One
Plan and launch 5 spiritual process groups led by licensed mental health professionals across 2 cities (Chattanooga & Knoxville, TN). Impact at least 100 individual group participants. Collect publishable data through randomized controlled study parameters.
Year Two
Launch 5 additional spiritual process groups and continue collecting and interpreting data. Impact at least 100 additional individual group participants. Present initial findings at major academic and popular conferences.
Year Three
Conclude experimental groups and collate data for publication in major psychology and theology academic journals. Make deconstruction intervention publicly available through open-access. Increase access and expand participation.