We are at the forefront of a new reformation.
Discussion questions conclude each chapter..
Timely, theologically informed, and eminently practical, Trauma-Informed Evangelism will serve as a formative guide for church leaders and students seeking to aid trauma survivors in their communities.
Ultimately, this theodicy leads them to propose a new evangelism--one based not on fear and coercion but on witnessing the unconditional love of God.
Engaging with womanist and liberation theology, they see in the crucifixion a God who does not valorize suffering but shares the experience of the traumatized.
While carefully listening to these stories, Kiser and Heath bring them into conversation with the passion and resurrection of Jesus.
Over the course of their study, Kiser and Heath amplify the voices of those who suffered misogynistic, racist, or homophobic abuse at the hands of the church.
In their new guide, she and Charles Kiser work toward bringing this reformation to fruition through ministering specifically to the spiritually traumatized.
So declares Elaine Heath in Trauma-Informed Evangelism , aiming to recover the God of love from the structures of hate that pervade Christian Communities in America today.
We are at the forefront of a new reformation
