Forgiveness after Trauma

A Path to Find Healing and Empowerment

Susannah Griffith

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Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group
21 May 2024

Christianity; Christian ministry & pastoral activity

Susannah Griffith wishes she had spent less time thinking about forgiveness. But as a Christian minister, a biblical scholar, and a survivor of abuse, she has learned a lot about it.

In Forgiveness after Trauma, Griffith explores what the Bible says--and doesn't say--about the biblical call to forgive. She helps readers understand this command in ways that are healing and restorative, framing it within broader concerns around lament, anger, accountability, release and rebirth, and reconciliation.

The result is what Griffith calls ""trauma-informed forgiveness,"" which takes seriously God's forgiveness of sinners while centering survivors of abuse and aiding their healing. This view also empowers those who have been harmed in other ways by abuses of power and justice in religious institutions.

Readers will resonate with Griffith's astute biblical analysis and personal reflection, which point to God's love--a love that never includes abuse and strives for justice for the vulnerable.

By: Susannah Griffith
Imprint: Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9781587435973
ISBN 10: 1587435977
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 21 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Contents Introduction 1. Biblical Forgiveness(es): Not What I Thought 2. Anger: Making Peace with Holy Rage 3. Lament: Becoming the Storyteller Again 4. Accountability: Answering for Choices and Living with Consequences 5. Reconciliation: Don't Think Too Small 6. Release and Rebirth: Life Begins, Again Conclusion

Susannah Griffith (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is an independent scholar whose work focuses on the intersection of biblical studies and trauma. She is also a minister advocating and caring for the marginalized outside the walls of the church. Her first book, Leaving Silence, was a Christianity Today Book Award finalist for Christian discipleship. Griffith resides in Northern Indiana with her husband and three young daughters.