Roberta Pughe

roberta-pugheRoberta Mary Pughe, M.A., ED.S., is a psychotherapist in private practice in Princeton, New Jersey. Licensed as a marriage and family therapist, she is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. She also is a Reiki practitioner as well as a certified Gestalt psychotherapist. She has worked as a therapist since 1986 and has extensive experience in the practice of individual, couple, family, and group therapy. Her focus for years has been on women, exploring how religious influences have shaped their thinking and being in the world.

Roberta received her master’s degree in theological studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She is ordained as an interfaith minister and a minister of ancient ways. She is a former staff member of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church and a certified instructor in Reverend Dr. D. James Kennedy’s Evangelism Explosion program.

Roberta mothers her two sons with her husband Camillo, their beloved dog Romeo, and the hens. They all endeavor to live the resurrection each and every day.

"We declare it good that Eve was curious. Acting as an independent, intuitive thinker, her display of courage brought knowledge and awareness both to herself and to all humanity. With this action came individuation and maturation. Expanding consciousness, much like labor, is a painful experience, yet painful experiences can often give birth to a blessing. Eve’s eating of the fruit was a blessing. We acknowledge and reclaim her as a mentor and suggest that aspects of her essence are heard consistently in women’s diverse voices. Read more...
Resurrecting Eve: Women of Faith Challenge the Fundamentalist Agenda is a gripping and incisive examination of Christian Fundamentalism and its repressive doctrines toward women. But it is much more than insightful analysis. Sohl and Pughe write beautifully and perceptively about the lives of women who have been negatively affected by this movement and what we can do to make the Christian Bible an instrument of joy, healing and empowerment rather than harm.
~ Carlene Cross, author, Fleeing Fundamentalism: A Minister’s Wife Examines Faith