Shelly Rambo

Bearing Witness

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Arel's Bearing Witness expands how we think about religion in public, presenting museum workers as mediators of a complex public healing process. Pairing her expertise in trauma studies with ethnographic research in the field of memorials, she provides a rare and spiritually sensitive glimpse into the daily labor of bringing people into relationship with the past. In this outstanding work of public theology, Arel leads us into unbearable histories by showing how we, if guided by those who touch the past purposefully, can make meaning in the fragments.”

Fragile Resurrection

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“At each turn, Fragile Resurrection extends and energizes the lineage of feminist theology, insisting that fidelity to tradition requires turning to the testimonies of those still shuddering from the impact of contemporary crosses. In this astounding sweep of contemporary theologies of hope, Theuring’s final word is not terror and fear. It is embodied imaginative hope.”

No One Left Alone

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“No One Left Alone is a local story that resonates across neighborhoods struggling to come to terms with violence and its long-lasting effects. Walker offers a compelling and theologically powerful testimony to how God's abiding presence can become visible in hard places. Blending stories with current research, No One Left Alone is Walker's call-and-response to confronting collective trauma.”

Reframing Trauma

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“The strength of this volume lies in its insistence on the vitality of diverse communities responding to trauma. The authors resist the pathologizing narratives often associated with trauma, powerfully advocating for communities that are frequently overlooked in trauma literature. These unique essays showcase pastoral theologians as attentive educators and advocates for healing justice. Serving as a model for intercultural literacy, they make excellent additions to a variety of theological courses.”

The Least of These

History & Biography

“In search of a better way of teaching theology, Severson brings a fresh eye not only to the fields of Christian history and theology, but to biblical studies and homiletics. This stunningly concise and pedagogically useful text engages students in the best of theological work--the pursuit of bringing scripture to life. Reading the canonical figures in this way, Severson gathers all readers around Matthew 25, extending the same challenge: How do we interpret this parable for our times? Envisioning the teaching of theology after the era of systematics, Severson presents biblical theology in a new key.”

Trauma and Grace, Second Edition

Theology

“A classic text in theology and trauma, Trauma and Grace, Second Edition meets the current moment, cutting to the heart of Christian theology and to its insidious entanglements with race. Just as the first edition named trauma as a theological issue , this edition makes it impossible for persons of faith to turn away from the most pressing questions of our time.”