Broken Bodies: The Eucharist, Mary and the Body in Trauma Theology

by Karen O'Donnell

Book Overview

The Body of Christ is a traumatised body because it is constituted of traumatised bodies. This monograph explores the nature of that trauma and examines the implications of identifying the trauma of this body.

Constructing new ways of thinking about the narratives at the heart of the Christian faith, Broken Bodies offers a fresh perspective on Christian theology, in particular the Eucharist, and presents a call to love the body in all...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0334058376
• ISBN13: 9780334058373
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: SCM Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"