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What People are Saying
“Rogers-Vaughn provides a ground-breaking, in-depth theoretical analysis of neoliberal economic theory and the ravages of its effects on individuals, relationships, and public life. At once theoretically rich, pastorally wise, and accessible, this is a resource that seminarians and those in religious leadership can use effectively.”
–Nancy J. Ramsay, Professor of Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care Emeritus, Brite Divinity School
“Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age deserves to be read by therapists, pastors, and spiritual directors as well as anyone attracted to the intersections of such disciplines as economics, philosophy, pastoral care, psychology, and politics. To an amazing degree, here is a book erudite, passionate, and energizing, that describes devastation yet announces that dry bones can live.”
–Rev. Charles Hoffacker, Episcopal Priest,
Diocese of Washington
“Neoliberalism is not simply an economic theory. It is a cultural project that subtly and pervasively organizes contemporary life. Rogers-Vaughn, in tracing how neoliberalism has transformed psychiatry, provides a template for making visible how it has likewise altered other areas of medicine and clinical research.”
–M. Therese Lysaught, Professor at Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Health Care Leadership at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Homebrewed Christianity
hosted by Tripp Fuller
In this episode of Homebrewed Christianity, Dr. Bruce and host Tripp Fuller cover how social media cultivates anxiety, the erosion of community and public life, the neoliberal appropriation of identity politics, distinguishing between types of suffering, the politics of recognition, and more.
To borrow Tripp’s words: “This episode is amazing. It is just super-duper spectacular. Oh, it is also packed with awesome sauce.”
It’s Not Just In Your Head
Dr. Bruce joins hosts Harriet Fraad and Max Golding to explore the nuanced reasons for why the Christian Left has been repressed and popularly replaced by the Christian Right in the last half century. Harriet and Max make a new friend, and Bruce and Max almost cry a few times.
Interview with The Modern Church, UK | 2023
“existential as theologians we know that suffering is baked in the cake of being a human being”
View the Youtube interview here
Capitalism and Mental Health
Keynote Address | Belmont University | 2018
“Since 2015, the richest one percent has owned more wealth than the rest of the planet. In fact, eight men–and they are all men–now own the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world. Why should psychotherapists care? Because economic inequality isan intense marker of social well-being.”
Confuting the Disrepute of Mental Health and Wellness
Public Lecture | Vanderbilt University | 2019
Dr. Bruce facilitated: Capitalism and the Social Origins of Psychological Distress
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Radical Discipleship & Radical Care
RadicalDiscipleship.net is a self described unprofitable labor of love, a simple space designed to
display offerings from authors and artists animating another Way. Tommy Airey from Radical Discipleship
has a five part conversation with Dr. Bruce about Neoliberalism and Radical Care. Explore the series below.
“There are scholarly books written for one’s guild and then, more uncommonly, there are books that, because of the subject matter, appeal to readers in numerous disciplines. There are scholars who dispassionately present an argument to their readers. They are common enough. It is a rare scholar whose passion fuels his/her lucid and erudite work, grabbing and holding the reader’s attention to the last page.
Dr. Bruce Rogers-Vaughn’s book possesses that rare combination of tackling a subject that is relevant to numerous people in a variety of helping professions and doing so with a well-honed, laser-like intellectual passion in the service of clarity and charity.”
–Ryan LaMothe, Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology