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Trauma-Informed Christian Ethics
Bearing Witness through Love, Justice, and Solidarity in Community
- Textbook
Trauma-Informed Christian Ethics
Bearing Witness through Love, Justice, and Solidarity in Community
- Textbook
Available for purchase via Bloomsbury etextbooks on publication date
Description
Darryl W. Stephens suggests that human dignity and equality under God can be used to address the most intractable moral problems of our time: sexual abuse, racism, environmental degradation, and more. This work examines Christian ethics sensitive to the trauma histories that are already present individually and collectively in and among our faith communities.
Stephens encourages us to see that Christian ethics is real, perspectival, dialogical, participatory and purposeful – he reconceives the entirety of Christian ethics through trauma-informed lens, recognizing that many people wrestle with significant trauma histories every day. He explores the theological implications of trauma-informed approach to a wide range of social issues, and engages with Wesleyan, feminist and liberationist perspectives.
Designed for classroom use, it includes a number of pedagogical features, such as case studies and questions for discussion, engaging with key areas of contemporary concern.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part One: Foundations
1.1 Reenvisioning Christian Ethics
1.2 Trauma-Informed Response
1.3 Bearing Witness
1.4 Diakonia
Part Two: Practices of Discipleship
2.1 Grounded Being
2.2 Attentive Presence
2.3 Historical Clarity
2.4 Meaningful Participation
Part Three: Contemporary Challenges
3.1 Racism and Sexual Violence
3.2 Climate Change and Empire
3.3 Abuse of Power
Conclusion: Strengthening Moral Community
Bibliography
index
Product details
| Published | Dec 11 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 264 |
| ISBN | 9780567700445 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Series | T&T Clark Enquiries in Embodiment, Sexuality, and Social Ethics |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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