Description: How do some communities around the world that suffer
outrageous violence and trauma manage, with few outside resources,
not only to survive, but to thrive? September 11, the devastation
of hurricane Katrina, school shootings, and other events of
community violence and trauma have taught us, as a nation and a
church, about the fundamental importance of building a caring
community that fosters resilience and hope. Building the Resilient
Communitytakes a refreshing turn of perspective by giving priority
not only to the formally educated voices of the West but to those
among the most marginalized and invisible in the world: refugees.
Based on ethnographic research in Kakuma Refugee Camp and remote
villages of southern Sudan, Holton presents a communal case study
of a group of devoutly Christian refugees known as the Lost Boys of
Sudan and asks the question, Might they have something to teach us
about being a resilient community? As Holton investigates their
deeply embedded cultural and religious beliefs that nurture a
profound sense of responsibility toward others, we find a communal
relationship that reflects a unique sense of care and obligation.
This deep frame for communal care breaks through as the root of a
remarkable faith narrative that serves to help mitigate symptoms of
trauma and to undergird resilience, and may do the same for us.
Endorsements: ""Jan Holton's stunning pastoral theological study of
resilience among the Lost Boys of Sudan shows what the church and
the world can learn from indigenous models of care such as those
enacted by the Lost Boys . . . Clearly written, thoroughly
researched, and forcefully argued, Holton's work will directly
benefit those working in refugee and internally displaced
populations, in their countries of origin and in their places of
sanctuary, including physicians, nurses, psychologists,
non-governmental organizations, and faith communities. Beyond those
audiences, it reminds all caring communities to tune themselves to
unexpected ways of healing within their midst."" --Pamela D.
Couture Jane and Geoffrey Martin Chair in Church and Community
Emmanuel College of Victoria University University of Toronto
""Building the Resilient Community is a brilliant portrayal of how
the Lost Boys of the Sudan were able to survive unspeakable
destruction through the power of communal obligations of care and
the faith narratives of the Dinka people in Sudan . . . Jan
Holton's book inspires hope for human endurance and flourishing,
and connects resources for engaging trauma across cultures without
co-opting or negating different ways of facing the evils of war,
terrorism, and community catastrophe."" --Larry Kent Graham Iliff
School of Theology About the Contributor(s): M. Jan Holton is
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Yale
University Divinity School.
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