Trauma and Grace: Theology in a Ruptured World

About this book

This substantive collection of essays by Serene Jones explores recent works in the field of trauma studies. Central to its overall theme is an investigation of the myriad ways both individual and collective violence affect ones capacity to remember to act and to love; how violence can challenge theological understandings of grace; and even how the traumatic experience of Jesus death is remembered. Of particular interest is Joness focus on the long-term effects of collective violence on abuse survivors war veterans and marginalized populations and the discrete ways in which grace and redemption might be exhibited in each context. At the heart of each essay are two deeply interrelated faith-claims that are central to Joness understanding of Christian theology: first we live in a world profoundly broken by violence; second God loves this world and desires that suffering be met by words of hope of love and of grace. This truly cutting-edge book is the first trauma study to directly take into account theological issues.