Ep. 419 Scot McKnight & Adrienne Gibson - Traumatized Church

About this episode

The episode discusses trauma in church communities with Scot McKnight and Adrienne Gibson, focusing on their book 'Traumatized Church' and the implications of reading Paul's letters through a trauma-informed lens.

In this episode, I talk with Scot McKnight and Adrienne Gibson about their new book Traumatized Church, and what it looks like to read Paul, and our congregations, through a trauma-informed lens. We explore what trauma actually is, how it lives in the body, and why so many people are being quietly re-traumatized in the very communities meant to heal them. The conversation moves between Paul's raw letter in 2 Corinthians and the practical work of building churches that are safe, full of mutual...

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Johnson

Guests: Scot McKnight, Adrienne Gibson

Topics covered

• trauma
• church
• Paul
• healing
• community
• spirituality

Keywords

• trauma
• church
• Paul
• healing
• 2 Corinthians
• community
• spirituality
• Traumatized Church

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Traumatized Church, 2 Corinthians

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