Table of Contents
Prologue xi
Chapter 1 The Grace of Resilience Recruiting, Reframing, Resolving
The Three Rs of Resilience 2
Psychological Resiliency 5
Sources of Psychological Resilience 6
Resilience Described and Discovered 8
Reframing Failure 10
Resources 11
Chapter 2 Personal Resilience-The Role of the Emotions: The Interplay of Fear, Courage, and Patience
A Case Study in Resilience: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords 16
Balancing Fear, Courage, and Patience 17
Courage as Perseverance 20
The Calming Mood of Contentment 21
Resources 22
Chapter 3 Resilience and the Faces of Power: Personal Power as a Foundation of Resilience
The Faces of Personal Power 26
Power On 27
Power Over 28
Power Against 30
Power For 31
Power With 33
Power and Weakness 34
Resources 35
Chapter 4 Social Resilience-Crisis and Adaptability: Holding Environments-Loyalty and Flexibility
Two Shipwrecks: Parable of Resilience 39
Stories, Symbols, Rituals of Belonging and Prevailing 44
Resources 47
Chapter 5 Spiritual Resilience-The Transformation of Adversity: Resources of Belonging and Resistance
Renewed Interest in Spiritual Resilience 50
Spiritual Resilience and Belonging 53
Biblical Stories of Spiritual Resilience 53
The Role of Faith in Spiritual Resilience 55
Resources 57
Chapter 6 A Soldier's Resilience-Strength and Vulnerability: Healing Wounds, Building Resilience
Stories and Symbols of Military Resilience 60
Resilience Tested 61
The Undoing of Resilience 62
A Soldier's Dilemma: Vulnerability 64
Spiritual Resilience and the Military 67
Resilience Reclaimed: Healing "The Ruins of Character" 68
Resources 70
Chapter 7 Civic Resilience-Cultivating Political Emotions: Civic Compassion-Boston and New Orleans
Political Emotions 74
Political Emotions and Civic Resilience 76
Civic Grieving and Public Art 77
New Orleans: Resilience in a Wounded City 78
Justice at the Gate 81
Measuring Civic Resilience: Boston and New Orleans 83
Resources 83
Chapter 8 Resilience in Suffering: Trauma and Tragedy-Healing without Cure
Speaking of Suffering-Saying No, Saying Yes 87
Civic Suffering: Grieving the Civil War 88
Resilience in Suffering: Vulnerability 89
"Healing without Cure" 92
Resources 93
Chapter 9 Resilience at Risk-The Challenge of Integrity: The Perils of Belonging and the Virtue of Integrity
The Peril of Belonging: The False Self 96
The Grace of Crisis 98
The Virtue of Integrity 99
Resources 102
Chapter 10 Developing Resilience-Mindfulness and Humor: Redeeming the Time and the Practice of Humor
Redeeming the Time 105
Resilience: Finding the Humor 107
The Physiology of Humor 108
The Psychology of Humor 108
A Humorless Faith 109
Humor and Resilience 111
Resources 111
Chapter 11 Practicing Resilience-Hope and Gratitude: Resources of Hope and Gratitude
Learning to Hope Well 116
Honoring Religious Hope 117
Practicing Gratitude 118
The Virtue of Gratitude 119
Resources 121
Chapter 12 Resilience in Aging: Supporting Lifelong Resilience
Bolstering Resilience 125
Resilience as Refraining 126
Life Review 127
The Strength of Mature Resilience 130
The Virtue of Wisdom 131
Resources 133
Bibliography 135
Index 145
