Carrie Doehring

A Radical Political Theology for the Anthropocene Era

Theology

“Are you overwhelmed by the moral distress of caring for this fragile earth and each other in the face of climate crises and a pandemic? Read this book. It will help you find purpose through your daily acts of care. You will be sustained by LaMothe’s theology of ‘the non-sovereign God’s indeterminate, infinite love/care in creation.’ You will find solidarity in caring that dismantles theologies of sovereignty that have wreaked havoc upon the earth.”

Addiction and Pastoral Care

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Given the prevalence of struggles with addictive substances among persons and families, religious leaders and chaplains will find Waters’s book extraordinarily helpful in understanding the neurological, medical, relational, cultural, and theological dimensions of substance use disorders.”

Maps and Meaning

“Maps and Meaning is a fascinating and rich resource for chaplains, pastoral and spiritual caregivers, and spiritually-oriented health professionals who feel spiritually stretched and challenged by stepping into the existential worlds of the terminally and chronically ill in hospitals and nursing homes, and those in zones of danger and death like military zones and prisons. This book provides a complex theological and clinical approach to care—both other and self-care—that draws upon the Hebrew Bible, Jewish ritual, and the creation of sacred spaces within institutions in order to foster shalom (peace) and shleimut (wholeness) in persons, families and organizations.”

Pastoral Identity as Social Construction

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“This is a much-needed textbook for pastoral care courses and chaplaincy training programs that help practitioners form authentic pastoral identities that are both grounded in their faith traditions and open to the co-creative possibilities of each pastoral encounter with the other.”

Restoring the Shattered Self

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“In Restoring the Shattered Self, Heather Gingrich distills years of wisdom gleaned from counseling victims through the three phases of establishing safety, processing traumatic memories, and consolidating selves shattered through complex trauma. Her compassionate presence as a counselor and supervisor is conveyed through many poignant illustrations. Now helpfully updated in its second edition, this invaluable textbook needs to be read by every Christian counselor.”

The Cry of Tamar

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Cooper-White's original, incisive, and articulate practical theology of various forms of violence against women remains timely and relevant. While her focus is still on violence against women in the United States, she describes global developments in how violence against women has received increased attention throughout the world. In the second edition we gain another voice: the basso profundo of wisdom and compassion distilled over her many years of scholarship, teaching and clinical work. Cry of Tamar continues to be a primary textbook on violence against women: a book that must be read by anyone in religious leadership who wants to break cycles of violence against women and the church's silence about such violence.”

Trauma and Grief

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Sullender distills an amazing breadth of knowledge about trauma, grief, and spirituality in this accessible, well-organized textbook. His pastoral voice guides readers on a journey through the suffering of trauma and grief toward recovery and hope. Sullender’s headings serve as signposts, providing a roadmap that readers will return to, over and over again, when they offer pastoral care to those overwhelmed by trauma and grief. Trauma and Grief ought to be on every minister’s bookshelf.”

Trauma-Informed Spiritual Care

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“This book meets many needs as a textbook for spiritual care courses and clinical training for chaplains and religious leaders in any tradition. It focuses on the unique ways that spiritual caregivers can use a narrative approach to trauma care based upon Judith Herman's time-honored process of helping survivors practice safety, remembrance, mourning, and meaning-making. Its accessible language builds upon scholarship in pastoral care and research about the impact of trauma on the body and spiritual struggles. It describes a step-by-step approach that caregivers will want to return to over and over again in spiritual care of trauma.”

Valor and Vulnerability

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“These authors know how to theologically reflect upon the experiences of boys and men because they do it together. This collection of chapters comes out of their collective experience of sharing and critically exploring the intersectional spiritual experiences of boys and men. There is a sacred quality of integrity within these spiritual care narratives and these pastoral theologians who share and reflect.”