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Informationen zum Autor Cynthia Hess holds a Ph.D. in theology from Yale University and has published articles on Anabaptist theology, peacebuilding, and religiously motivated terrorism. Currently, she is consulting study director for the Institute for Women's Policy Research in Washington, DC, where she conducts research on religion, feminism, and public policy. Klappentext This text offers a provocative reconstruction of Christian nonviolence in light of the interdisciplinary field of trauma studies. It analyzes the effects of traumatic violence and argues that Christian nonviolence must move beyond pacifism to include the creation of communities in which traumatized people can survive and flourish. Zusammenfassung This text offers a provocative reconstruction of Christian nonviolence in light of the interdisciplinary field of trauma studies. It analyzes the effects of traumatic violence and argues that Christian nonviolence must move beyond pacifism to include the creation of communities in which traumatized people can survive and flourish. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Nonviolence in the Theology of John Howard Yoder Chapter 3 The Fragmentation of the Traumatized Self Chapter 4 Healing the Traumatized Self: Theoretical Perspectives Chapter 5 Ecclesial Relations and the Healing of Self Chapter 6 Performing the Narratives of Jesus Chapter 7 Enacting an Eschatological Identity
