Overview
- Makes a significant contribution to the emerging literature on trauma and theology
- Offers a topical approach that discusses and makes use of important issues in contemporary society
- Engages with visions of human nature, suffering, and hope that often go unexamined within contexts of trauma
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This book imagines new modes of religious response to trauma, moving beyond simple answers to the ‘why’ of human suffering toward discussions of profound expressions of faith in the aftermath of trauma. Engaging current realities such as war, race, and climate change, chapters feature specific locations from which theology is done and draw on the resources of Christian faith in order to respond. This volume recognizes religious leaders as first-responders to trauma and offers theological reflections that can stand up in the current realities of violence and its aftermath. The writings provide models for how to integrate the language of faith with the literature of trauma.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Reviews
“This was an enjoyable book to read. I liked how each author of the essays was able to take their own topic and run with it. There is so much trauma in the world and we often do not know how to deal with it. Hopefully, this book … will help us learn more about dealing with trauma.” (Justin Dilliplane, Resolved for Christ, resolvedfc.blogspot.de, January, 2018)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Stephanie N. Arel earned her PhD from Boston University’s School of Theology, USA, and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for the Bio-cultural Study of Religion at Boston University. She holds a certificate in trauma modalities for clinical treatment from the New York Institute for the Psychotherapies, USA. Her research focuses on trauma, shame, and Christian formation.
Shelly Rambo is Associate Professor of Theology at Boston University School of Theology, USA. She is author of Spirit and Trauma: A Theology of Remaining. Her current book project, Resurrecting Wounds: Living in the Afterlife of Trauma, re-approaches the meaning of resurrection in Christian theology in light of the reality of post-traumatic wounding.
Shelly Rambo is Associate Professor of Theology at Boston University School of Theology, USA. She is author of Spirit and Trauma: A Theology of Remaining. Her current book project, Resurrecting Wounds: Living in the Afterlife of Trauma, re-approaches the meaning of resurrection in Christian theology in light of the reality of post-traumatic wounding.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Post-Traumatic Public Theology
Editors: Stephanie N. Arel, Shelly Rambo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40660-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-40659-6Published: 11 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82148-1Published: 27 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-40660-2Published: 02 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 312
Number of Illustrations: 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Christian Theology, Religion and Health