In this episode, we interview Scott Harrower on his recently released book, Dawn of Sunday, from the New Studies in Trauma and Theology series at Wipf and Stock (book link: https://wipfandstock.com/9781725291041/dawn-of-sunday/ ). The book is co-authored with Joshua Cockayne and Preston Hill (see author bios below). This is part one of our interview, so stay tuned for an additional episode.
In case it's helpful, here are some timestamps for the episode:
1:42 - Why write a book on trauma?
4:25 - Increased awareness about trauma within the Church
7:40 The many forms of trauma and how to identify it
9:15 - The role of the trinity in understanding how we approach trauma recovery
13:00 Trauma and the Trinitarian Paradigm in ‘The Dawn of Sunday’
16:00 - The definition of trauma from a medical perspective
21:30 - Collective trauma, intergenerational trauma, and how they relate to trauma responses at the individual level
23:40 - Trauma and its relationship to various understandings of evil
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Music:
“10 Days (Instrumental)"
by Forget the Whale
From Free Music Archive
CC BY NC SA
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Author Bios:
Scott Harrower is associate professor of theology, history, and ethics at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. He is an Anglican priest and is the author of God of All Comfort: A Trinitarian Response to the Horrors of This World.
Joshua Cockayne is a city center mission lead in the Diocese of Leeds and an honorary lecturer in theology at the University of St Andrews. He has published widely in philosophical theology on issues related to spirituality, liturgy, and ecclesiology.
Preston Hill is assistant professor of integrative theology at Richmont Graduate University which houses an Institute of Trauma and Recovery. He is an ordinand in the Anglican Church in North America.