When Stories Wound

Responsible Living in a Polarized World

Nathaniel Samuel

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Liturgical Press
06 February 2025

Christian Churches & denominations

How is moral agency shaped by the narratives we inherit, tell, and live through?

How do we live responsibly in a world shaped by narrative? When Stories Wound explores the significance of narrative for moral agency and engages the harm that our current polarizations have inflicted. This harm is often rooted in false, stereotyping, and dehumanizing narratives about others, by which we rationalize the existence of the wounded and abrogate responsibility for the work of healing and restoration.

Faced with the task of discerning how to live within our increasingly contested public spaces, Nathaniel Samuel suggests that the primary moral question for today is not centered on questioning what is the right thing to do, but rather asking, What are the right stories that must be known, and what is the fitting response? When Stories Wound urges readers to be conscious of the stories we live and to re-imagine what responsibility looks like—as only such commitment can break the hold of the divisive myths that we live, and recover the truth of our common humanity, shared brokenness, and mutual dependence.

By: Nathaniel Samuel
Imprint: Liturgical Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 312g
ISBN: 9780814688564
ISBN 10: 081468856X
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 06 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter One When Stories Wound 9 Chapter Two Why We Story 26 Chapter Three A Storied World 47 Chapter Four Theology on the Road to Jericho 63 Chapter Five Go and Do Likewise: Concrete Love 84 Epilogue The God Who Loves Stories 111 Bibliography 117

Nathaniel Samuel, PhD, is assistant professor of liberation theology at the Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University Chicago, where he teaches classes in social justice, social ethics, and political economy. He holds graduate degrees in theology and ministry from Boston College and in economics from the University of London. Originally from St. Lucia, he lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.

Reviews for When Stories Wound: Responsible Living in a Polarized World

""This text is critically important considering the world in which we live today. In the United States, the major story is of the presidential election as presented to us in numerous stories, some of which distort the truth and speak in lies and negativity, while others attempt to heal that which divides us. Calling for mutual responsibility in healing the wounds, and moving 'from apathy to responsibility,' Samuel calls for significant changes in how we live today. The author calls us to 'cross the road' as the Samaritan did and seek to re-envision our lives as Christ did, creating new stories of love and empathy, caring and 'response-ability,' that is healing and holy for us all."" Diana L. Hayes, Professor Emerita, Georgetown University