Feminist Trauma Theologies: Body, Scripture & Church in Critical Perspective

by Karen O'Donnell, Katie Cross (Editor)

Throughout the study of trauma theology runs a lineage that is deeply feminist. As traumatic experience is being more frequently acknowledged in public, this book seeks to articulate an explicit understanding of feminist trauma theology for the first time.
Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines, this book explores the relationship between trauma and feminist theologies, highlighting methodological, theological, and practical similarities between the two. The #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements, sexual abuse scandals, gender based violence, pregnancy loss, and the oppression of women in Church spaces are all featured as important topics.   With contributions from a diverse team of scholars, this book is an essential resource for all thinkers and practitioners who are trying to navigate the current conversations around theology, suffering, and feminism.   With a foreword by Shelly Rambo, author of Resurrecting Wounds

Genres: Theology

384 pages, Paperback

Published February 28, 2020

Reviews

[Katie Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of essays from different feminist theological thinkers at the intersections of church, scripture, bodies, and trauma. It helpfully starts with a few chapters that explore a working definition of what it means to be building a "feminist trauma theology". It then dedicates a section to exploring these topics in the context of violence against women. They then turn their attention to wider community challenges, providing a global perspective that is refreshing. Finally, the books ends with questioning how community and theology can become part of a constructive re-making after trauma. I hope to see more literature produced on this topic, particularly at the intersection of a more process and progressive articulation of theology.

[steds · Rating 5 out of 5]

Theology, for use in grad classrooms, UK focus, mostly Protestant and evangelical. Great collection of the current diverse state of trauma in Christian theology.

[Jenna Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant- a lot of authors from a range of experiences and perspectives. Loved it.