"In this profoundly compassionate guide, Karen O’Donnell presents tangible, embodied practices designed to help trauma survivors navigate their faith journeys. By exploring reconnection through themes of anger, hopelessness, pleasure, rest, and even the act of enjoying good food, she provides invaluable practical support. Readers will find no pressurised suggestions here; they are reminded that the journey of remaking isn’t linear and are invited to consider what resonates with their own lives. This powerful book will be a heartfelt companion for anyone working through their own trauma, or supporting others on their path to renewal."

- Katie Cross,

"Earthy, tender, funny, and frank, Survival exposes the logic that cuts survivors off from church and provides persistent witness to trauma theology’s healing counter-logic. But it is more than this. It is a testimony to the potential of theology to reconnect people after experiences of extraordinary pain…Karen O’Donnell weaves the best of historical theological wisdom with trauma studies to produce a primer on best practices for post-traumatic healing in church spaces. She does not just tell us what’s wrong with church; she shows us how to do better."

- Shelly Rambo,

Trauma theology remains a rapidly growing field, considering as it does the impact that embodied experiences of trauma have on theological discourse. In this book, leading trauma theologian Karen O’Donnell turns her attention to the impact that trauma has on spiritual practice, and considers the ways that trauma might require a wholesale reimagining of spiritual practice into something more suitable and sustaining for trauma survivors.
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Acknowledgements vii Introduction: Radical Spaces for Radical Love 1 1 The Post-Traumatic Remaking of the Self 8 2 The Practice of Unforgiveness 19 3 The Practice of Anger 31 4 The Practice of Hopelessness 43 5 The Practice of Taking Action 58 6 The Practice of Deconstruction 73 7 The Practice of Pleasure (yes, that kind of pleasure!) 87 8 The Practice of Rest 100 9 The Practice of Eating Good Food 112 Afterword: Keep on Surviving 125 Appendix: In the Sacred Pause – Liturgical Resources for Holy Saturday 129 Additional Material for ‘In the Sacred Pause’ 144 Index of Names and Subjects 149
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780334065036
Publisert
2024-10-30
Utgiver
Vendor
SCM Press
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

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Biografisk notat

Karen O’Donnell is Academic Dean at Westcott House, Cambridge. A feminist, ecumenical, practical theologian, her interdisciplinary research interests span theology, spirituality, and pedagogy. She is the author of several books with SCM Press, including The Dark Womb, which was longlisted for the 2023 Michael Ramsey Prize.