Tag: trauma
Over the years, much of our cross-cultural ministry has been in leadership development (including theological education) in Ukraine. We have had the privilege of learning from and serving with truly gifted Ukrainian colleagues. Now, during war, as citizens of the defending nation and as citizens of heaven, many of our colleagues are sharing their experiences and reflections in print. I want to recommend three books that have been recently published.
The three books are:
Beatitudes and Terror: A Ukrainian Theological Response to Russian Aggression edited by Oleksandr Geychenko, Roman Soloviy, and Yevgeny Ustinovich
Light in the Valley of the Shadow of Death: Stories of Ukrainian Christians During the War edited by Roman Soloviy
Serving God Under Siege: How War Transformed a Ukrainian Community by Valentyn Syniy
Beatitudes and Terror
The foreword of Beatitudes and Terror says,
“The book you’re holding right now is an endeavor by eight Ukrainian evangelical theologians… Read the whole post
War and trauma
The consequences of the war in Ukraine are having a ripple effect through Eurasia and the world on many levels. When the current phase of the war started in 2022, many of us went to help refugees in Poland. One thing we did to prepare was take various crash courses on psychological first aid. We also read as much material as we could find on trauma and its effects. These were all useful.
But after arriving in Poland, the limits of what we learned soon became clear. As time passes, we continue to learn about the effects of trauma, accumulated trauma, big “T” trauma and little “t” trauma. Furthermore, we have learned how trauma can impact physical health, how it can be passed on to others, including children. The more I read, the more I… Read the whole post