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A Spirituality of Survival - Enabling a Response to Trauma and Abuse (Paperback, New)
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A Spirituality of Survival - Enabling a Response to Trauma and Abuse (Paperback, New)
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Written for both professional practitioners and a lay readership
this offers practical steps to enable churches to be safer spaces
for victims of abuse. Drawing on her travels in South Africa and
South America and her current role as Director of the face2face
project at Holy Rood House, the author asks how the stories of
'survivors' can begin to transform society and the Church. What
helps some people 'survivre', that is, to live over and above their
stories of trauma and abuse and begin to flourish? What is it that
brings resilience to the human spirit, what are redemptive
relationships and how can we make 'safe enough' spaces for hidden
stories to come to light? How can inappropriate power relations be
challenged, and forgiveness be a community activity rather than an
individuals' burden? This book comes out of the author's experience
as a Methodist minister working alongside survivors of abuse, which
began when a survivor arrived unannounced on her doorstep. 'It
scared me. I wasn't trained for this and I felt totally out of my
depth. As the weeks went by, I learned both the trauma and the
resilience that were present in my unexpected visitor - and the
need to find a bridge between this experience and an informed
theology'. Survivor stories are grounded and echoed in tales from
an allotment: of the toil and preparation that are needed, both
above and beneath the surface, to enable fragile shoots not only to
emerge from the darkness but to grow and flourish. Glasson
challenges the victim motif of crucifixion and claims the challenge
of the resurrection - for all people, and for the Church-- to
'live'!
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