Recovering from un-natural disasters
Subtitle: a guide for pastors and congregations after violence and trauma
By: Laurie Kraus, David Holyan, and Bruce Wismer
Contributors: Holyan, David, author; Wismer, Bruce, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Louisville, Kentucky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780664262150; 9781611647907
Subjects: Pastoral psychology; Psychic trauma; Psychology; Exposure to Violence; Pastoral Care; Violence; Christianity; Religious Psychology; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Suffering; Psychological Trauma; Counseling
Description: Recovering from Un-Natural Disasters is a must-read handbook for pastors and church leaders of communities who could or perhaps already have experienced an un-natural disaster, such as gun violence, suicides, or sexual abuse. Unlike natural disasters, un-natural disasters deal with the concept of sin and require a different recovery strategy. In this book, readers will explore the four phases of human-caused disaster &#x2014; Devastation and Heroism, Disillusionment, Reforming, and Wisdom &#x2014; and receive step-by-step suggestions to use with their faith community during the recovery process. Example worship resources, including prayers, music suggestions, and sermons that are appropriate to use during periods of trauma and recovery, are included. -from publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141).
Table of contents: title: Phase one: devastation and heroism; title: Worship and theology after trauma; title: Transitions; title: Phase two: disillusionment; title: Worship and wondering in the wilderness; title: Phase three: reforming toward wisdom; title: Phase four: wisdom; title: Appendixes: Worship resources.