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Trauma-Informed Preaching with Dr. Matthew Kim (Podcast)
Read more: 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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PIVOT with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer (Podcast)
Read more: 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 & Moral Injury with Dr. Brian Powers (Podcast)
Read more: 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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Trauma & The Hebrew Bible with Dr. Alexiana Fry (Podcast)
Read more: 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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Ecological Trauma with Dr. Tim Middleton (Podcast)
Read more: 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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Racial Trauma with Pastor Juliet Liu
Read more: Racial Trauma with Pastor Juliet LiuCW: 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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Trauma & Mental Illness with John Andrew Bryant
Read more: Trauma & Mental Illness with John Andrew BryantCW: 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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Domestic & Family Violence Trauma with Erica Mandi Manga (née Hamence) (Podcast)
Read more: 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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Sexual Harassment & Trauma with Tiffany Bluhm (Podcast)
Read more: 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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Church and Gender-Related Trauma with Aimee Byrd (Podcast)
Read more: 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…