A Theological Approach to Understanding and Addressing Trauma

What is it about?

This paper examines two prominent approaches to trauma-informed theology that seek to make theology more understandable from the perspective of trauma. The paper also proposes a theological understanding of trauma that maintains God as the object of theology understanding God's relationship to all things as the task of theology. In maintaining this perspective, it is argued that theology can actually be therapeutic for individuals who have experienced trauma.

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Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash

Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash

Why is it important?

Trauma is pervasive in contemporary society and Christians need to be able to minister to those who have endured traumatic experiences. This paper is a brief exploration of how theology can be therapeutic in scope and application.