Post-Traumatic Public Theology

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.

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

Auteur
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.

Contenu

1. Introduction. Post-Traumatic Theology; Shelly Rambo.- 2. War Bodies: Remembering Bodies in Times of War; Willie James Jennings.- 3. Trauma, Reality, and Eucharist; Bryan P. Stone.- 4. Running the Gauntlet of Humiliation: Disablement in/as the Effect of Trauma; Sharon V. Betcher.- 5. The Trauma of Racism and the Distorted White Imagination; Daniel Hauge.- 6. Serving the Spirit of Goodness: Spiritual and Theological Responses to Affliction; Wendy Farley.- 7. Elegy for a Lost World; Mark I. Wallace.- 8. The Virtual Body of Christ and the Embrace of Those Traumatized by Cancer; Deanna Thompson.- 9. Attuned to Justice: Rethinking Restorative Justice and Affective Experiences of Trauma; Stephanie N. Arel.- 10. 9/11 Changed Things: The (Post-Traumatic) Religious Studies Classroom; Trina J. Jones.- 11. Looking Through the Bars: Immigration Detention and the Ethics of Mysticism; Susanna Snyder.- 12. Taking Matter Seriously: Material Theopoetics in the Aftermath of Communal Violence; Michelle Walsh.- 13. Traumas of Belonging: Nation, Religion, and Gender in the Partition in India; Susan Abraham .- Afterword.