Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care

Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care

by Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger
Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care

Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care

by Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger

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Overview

A Christ-centered approach to dealing with trauma on both a personal and a communal level

Traumas abound. Post-traumatic stress disorder, emotional and sexual abuse, unbearable anxiety and fear, and a host of other traumas afflict people everywhere. In this book Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger weaves together threads from the fields of psychology and pastoral theology as she explores the impact of trauma on people’s lives and offers practical strategies and restorative practices for dealing with it.

Not only a teacher of pastoral theology but also an experienced pastoral counselor herself, Hunsinger draws on the resources of depth psychology, including object relations theory, trauma theory, family systems theory, nonviolent communication, and restorative circles. She then places her findings in a Christian theological context, emphasizing God’s work in and through Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection, to present a cohesive, faith-based vision for healing.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780802871039
Publisher: Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date: 07/04/2015
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 179
Sales rank: 742,513
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger is Charlotte W. Newcombe Professor of Pastoral Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. She is also an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and a fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

1 Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care 1

2 Rooted and Grounded in Love: Compassionate Witnessing 22

3 Christian Forgiveness: Healing the Emotional Wounds of Childhood 42

4 Keeping an Open Heart in Troubled Times: Self-Empathy as a Christian Spiritual Practice 70

5 Prayers of Lament: "How Long, O Lord?" 83

6 Practicing Koinonia: Life Together 101

7 Members of One Another: Building a Restorative Church 123

Appendix 1 Criteria for PTSD: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 149

Appendix 2 Professional Quality of Life Scale: Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Sub scales-Revision IV 151

Index 156

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