God and the Victim: Traumatic Intrusions on Grace and FreedomOxford University Press, 2007. gada 28. sept. - 176 lappuses Christian tradition holds that an individual's ability to respond to God's graceto love both God and neighboris not wholly vulnerable to earthly contingencies, such as victimization. Today, however, trauma theory insists that situations of overwhelming violence can permanently damage a person's capacity for responsive agency. For Christians, this theory raises the very troubling possibility that humans can inflict ultimate harm on each other, such that some individuals' eternal destiny can be determined not by themselves but by those who do great harm. Jennifer Beste addresses the challenges that contemporary trauma theory and feminist theory pose to deeply-held theological convictions about human freedom and divine grace. Do our longstanding, widespread beliefs regarding ones access to Gods grace remain credible in light of recent social scientific research on the effects of interpersonal injury? With an eye toward the concrete experiences of trauma survivors, Best carefully considers the possibility that one can be victimized in such a way that his or her receptiveness to Gods grace is severely diminished, or even destroyed. Drawing on insights present in feminist and trauma theory, Beste articulates a revised Rahnerian theology of freedom and grace responsive to trauma survivors in need of healing. Her thinking is characterized by two interconnected claims; that human freedom to respond to Gods grace can in fact be destroyed by severe interpersonal harm, and that Gods love can be mediated, at least in part, through loving interpersonal relations. Offering crucial insights that lead to a more adequate understanding of the relation between Gods grace and human freedom, Bestes important theory reconfigures our visions of God and humanity and alters our perceptions of what it means to truly love ones neighbor. |
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The Role of Freedom and Grace in the Construction of the Human Self | 17 |
Trauma Theory and the Challenge to a Rahnerian Theology of Freedom and Grace | 37 |
Feminist Theories as Correctives to a Rahnerian Anthropology | 59 |
Rahners Theology Revisited | 85 |
Implications of a Revised Theology of Freedom and Grace | 107 |
Notes | 129 |
Bibliography | 149 |
Index | 161 |
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God and the Victim: Traumatic Intrusions on Grace and Freedom Jennifer Erin Beste Ierobežota priekšskatīšana - 2007 |
God and the Victim: Traumatic Intrusions on Grace and Freedom Jennifer Erin Beste Ierobežota priekšskatīšana - 2007 |
God and the Victim: Traumatic Intrusions on Grace and Freedom Jennifer Erin Beste Ierobežota priekšskatīšana - 2007 |
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