Trauma & Theology

An Introduction to Trauma with Rev. Dr. Chuck DeGroat (Podcast)

Revd Dr. Chuck Degroat is a licensed therapist, as well as a Professor of Pastoral Care and Christian Spirituality, and Executive Director and Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Western Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books, including When Narcissism Comes to Church, Leaving Egypt, and Toughest People to Love. In this episode…
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Attachment & Family Trauma with Aundi Kolber (Podcast)

CW: domestic and family violence In this episode we explore an important source of trauma for many: family and insecure attachment. For this conversation we’re joined by Aundi Kolber is a licensed professional counselor, and the author of ⁠⁠Strong Like Water⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Try Softer⁠⁠. Aundi defines attachment and we explore some typical attachment “styles.” We…
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Trauma Theologies with Dr. Karen O’Donnell (Podcast)

CW: generational trauma, genocide Dr. Karen O’Donnell is Academic Dean and Lecturer in Worship and Human Community at Westcott House at the Cambridge Theological Federation. She is the author of Broken Bodies and The Dark Womb, and the co-editor of Feminist Trauma Theologies and Bearing Witness. (Bonus note: Her co-editor is next week’s guest Katie…
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Feminist Trauma Theologies with Dr. Katie Cross (Podcast)

CW: gender-based violence, sexual assault, religious trauma, intimate partner violence Dr. Katie Cross is Lecturer in Practical Theology at Christ’s College at the University of Aberdeen. She is the author of The Sunday Assembly and Theologies of Suffering and the co-editor of Feminist Trauma Theologies and Bearing Witness. (Bonus note: Her co-editor is last week’s…
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Church and Gender-Related Trauma with Aimee Byrd (Podcast)

CW: gender-based discrimination, religious trauma Aimee Byrd is the author of several books, including Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and The Sexual Reformation. In this episode we hear Aimee recount her experiences of trauma in conjunction with her ministry as an author and speaker. She shares about her gender-based discrimination and the harm caused…
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Sexual Harassment & Trauma with Tiffany Bluhm (Podcast)

CW: Sexual Harassment, Gender-Based Discrimination Tiffany Bluhm is an author and speaker who serves at the intersection of justice and faith. In the book we feature her book Prey Tell. In this episode, she explains how women often experience abuses of power and portions of her story where she experienced sexual harassment and retaliation. She…
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Domestic & Family Violence Trauma with Erica Mandi Manga (née Hamence) (Podcast)

CW: Domestic and Family Violence Erica Mandi Manga (née Hamence), who is Associate Minister of Formation and Training at St Barnabas Broadway in Australia, joins us to talk about the trauma caused by Domestic and Family Violence. In this episode, we talk about Erica’s work in resourcing churches, define “domestic and family violence,” which encompasses…
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Trauma & Mental Illness with John Andrew Bryant

CW: suicidal ideations, obsessive compulsive disorder In this episode we’re talking about trauma and mental illness with John Andrew Bryant. John Andrew Bryant is a caregiver, writer, and part-time street pastor in a small steel town outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he is the author of A Quiet Mind to Suffer With, published in 2023 with…
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Racial Trauma with Pastor Juliet Liu

CW: microaggressions, institutional trauma, intergenerational trauma Pastor Juliet Liu is a co-pastor of Life on the Vine in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and she serves as Chair of the Board for Missio Alliance. In this episode, we talk about what constitutes racial trauma, how this occurs differently in different environments, how intergenerational trauma affects…
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Ecological Trauma with Dr. Tim Middleton (Podcast)

Dr. Tim Middleton is Tutorial Fellow in Theology & Director of the Centre for Baptist Studies at Regent’s Park College at Oxford University. In this episode, we talk about ecological trauma—the trauma experienced by the earth and as a result of climate change and other ecological conditions. Dr. Middleton explains how his work intersects with…
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Trauma & The Hebrew Bible with Dr. Alexiana Fry (Podcast)

CW: sexual assault, forced migration, intimate partner violence. Dr. Alexiana Fry is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen and the author of Trauma Talks in the Hebrew Bible. In this episode, we talk about how she began working on this topic as well as several different texts that have or could be read…
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Trauma & Moral Injury with Dr. Brian Powers (Podcast)

CW: wartime violence, civilian casualities, suicide Dr. Brian Powers is Vann Fellow in Christianity and the Armed Forces and Executive Director of the International Centre for Moral Injury at Durham University. In this episode Dr. Powers defines the term “moral injury” and helps us to understand some of the applications of this term with respect…
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PIVOT with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer (Podcast)

CW: adverse religious experiences, church-related trauma, narcissistic leaders Dr. Scot McKnight is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and Laura Barringer is an author and a Kindergarten Teacher. In this episode, they summarize their two recent books (A Church Called Tov and Pivot). In the first part, in light of abuse related to Willow…
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Trauma-Informed Preaching with Dr. Matthew Kim (Podcast)

CW: murder, depression Dr. Matthew D. Kim is the Professor of Practical Theology; Holder of the Hubert H. and Gladys S. Raborn Chair of Pastoral Leadership at Truett Seminary at Baylor University. In this episode, Dr. Kim introduces us to his book Preaching to People in Pain (Baker Academic, 2021) and his broader philosophies around…
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Trauma-Informed Evangelism with Dr. Elaine Heath and Dr. Charles Kiser (Podcast)

CW: adverse religious experiences Dr. Charles Kiser is a pastor and theologian with Storyline Christian Community in Dallas, TX, and Dr. Elanie Heath is the former Dean of Duke Divinity School and the author of The Mystic Way of Evangelism and Loving the Hell Out of Ourselves (and Others). In this episode, we talk about…
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Trauma & The Trinity with Rev. Dr. Scott Harrower (Podcast)

CW: violence against children, assault, domestic partner violence, adverse religious experiences, suicide Rev. Dr. Scott Harrower is Lecturer in Christian Thought at Ridley College and an ordained minister in the Anglican Church. In this episode, Revd Dr. Harrower offers a theological response to trauma through the doctrine of the Trinity–reflected in large part in his…
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