Paradox of Trauma and Growth in Pastoral and Spiritual Care - Night Blooming

This book is an introduction to trauma and growth that bridges the gap between psychological and spiritual responses to suffering. Through the hopeful metaphor of night blooming, it encourages pastoral and mental health professionals' understandings of trauma and demonstrates how to frame growth in an integrated and ethical way.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: The 'T' in PTG
Chapter 2: The Paradox of Trauma and Growth
Chapter 3: Night Blooming: A Metaphor of Posttraumatic Growth
Chapter 4: Religion, Spirituality, and Night Blooming: Engaging, Coping, and Virtue in the Paradox
Chapter 5: Witnessing the Night Bloom: Working in the Paradox
Conclusion
References
About the Author

About the author

Mary Beth Werdel is associate professor of Pastoral Care & Counseling at Fordham University.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Beth Werdel, Werdel Mary Beth
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2023
• EAN: 9781498519939
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1993-9
• No. of pages: 130
• Series: Emerging Perspectives in Pastoral Theology and Care
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / Spirituality, RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience