خدا و قربانی: نفوذهای آسیب‌زا بر رحمت و آزادی (مجموعه آکادمی آر)

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. "Christian Tradition holds that an individual's ability to respond to God's grace - to love both God and neighbor - is not wholly vulnerable to earthly contingencies, such as victimization. Today, however, trauma theorists insist that situations of overwhelming violence can severely damage a person's capacity for responsive agency. For Christians, trauma theory raises the very troubling possibility that humans can inflict extreme injury on each other, such that some individuals' capacity to respond freely to God's grace can be destroyed not by themselves but by those who do great harm." "Jennifer Erin 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 long-standing, widespread beliefs regarding one's access to God's 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, Beste carefully considers the possibility that one can be victimized in such a way that his or her receptiveness to God's 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 God's grace can possibly be destroyed by severe interpersonal harm, and that God's grace is mediated, at least in part, through loving, interpersonal relations and facilitated healing."--BOOK JACKET How does severe interpersonal harm affect our freedom and the ways in which we relate to ourselves, others, and God? God and the Victim addresses the challenges that trauma and feminist theory pose to cherished theological convictions about human freedom and divine grace. Overall, the Christian tradition has held that a person's response to God's grace is not entirely vulnerable to earthly contingencies: interpersonal harm, however severe, cannot separate one from the grace of God and from the power to love others. Does this longstanding belief remain credible, however, in light of social scientific research on the insidious effects of interpersonal violence? Should we not consider more carefully the possibility that individuals can harm one another to such an extent that the other's capacity to respond to God's grace is severely diminished, if not altogether destroyed?Drawing on insights present in feminist and trauma theory, this book articulates a revised Rahnerian theology of freedom and grace responsive to trauma survivors in need of healing. Such a revised theology of freedom and grace is marked most distinctively by two claims: (1) human freedom to respond to God's grace can possibly be destroyed by severe interpersonal harm, and (2) divine grace is mediated at least in part through loving interpersonal relations. This book argues that survivors' experiences of both interpersonal harm and support offer crucial insights that shed light on God's grace and human freedom. Ultimately, such insights promise profound ethical implications, altering our perceptions of the obligations we have toward one another How Does Severe Interpersonal Harm Affect Our Freedom And The Ways In Which We Relate To Ourselves, Others, And God? This Book Addresses The Challenges That Trauma And Feminist Theory Pose To Cherished Theological Convictions About Human Freedom And Divine Grace. Challenges Of Interpersonal Harm For A Theology Of Freedom And Grace -- Karl Rahner's Theological Anthropology -- The Role Of Freedom And Grace In The Construction Of The Human Self -- The Vulnerable Self And Loss Of Agency -- Trauma Theory And The Challenge To A Rahnerian Theology Of Freedom And Grace -- The Fragmented Self And Constrained Agency -- Feminist Theories As Correctives To A Rahnerian Anthropology -- Response To The Challenge -- Rahner's Theology Revisited -- Ethical Directions -- Implications Of A Revised Theology Of Freedom And Grace. Jennifer Erin Beste. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [149]-159) And Index. Contents......Page 10 1. Challenges of Interpersonal Harm for a Theology of Freedom and Grace......Page 14 2. Karl Rahner’s Theological Anthropology: The Role of Freedom and Grace in the Construction of the Human Self......Page 28 3. The Vulnerable Self and Loss of Agency: Trauma Theory and the Challenge to a Rahnerian Theology of Freedom and Grace......Page 48 4. The Fragmented Self and Constrained Agency: Feminist Theories as Correctives to a Rahnerian Anthropology......Page 70 5. Response to the Challenge: Rahner’s Theology Revisited......Page 96 6. Ethical Directions: Implications of a Revised Theology of Freedom and Grace......Page 118 Notes......Page 140 Bibliography......Page 160 F......Page 172 P......Page 173 R......Page 174 W......Page 175