The Impact of Trauma: How Do We Present Jesus to Those So Fractured?

Authors

Ingrid Slikkers, Andrews UniversityFollow
Orelia Daye, Oaklawn Psychiatric Center

First Page

37

Last Page

47

Abstract

"Jesus uses sensory metaphors when he asks that Christians be a light to the world and not hidden, much like a flame. Trauma expert Bruce Perry states, “Fire can warm or consume, water can quench or drown, wind can caress or cut, and so it is with human relationships: we can both create and destroy, nurture and terrorize, traumatize and heal each other” (Szalavitz and Perry, 2007:16). He further supports the role of human connections by stating, “Surprisingly, it is often when wandering through the emotional carnage left by the worst of humankind that we find the best of humanity as well.” May we be that best of humanity."

Recommended Citation

Slikkers, Ingrid and Daye, Orelia (2018) "The Impact of Trauma: How Do We Present Jesus to Those So Fractured?," Journal of Adventist Mission Studies: Vol. 14: No. 1, 37-47.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/jams/vol14/iss1/5/
Available at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/jams/vol14/iss1/5

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/jams/vol14/iss1/5/