God And The Victim - BESTE

Christian Tradition Holds That An Individuals Ability To Respond To Gods Graceto Love Both God And Neighboris Not Wholly Vulnerable To Earthly Contingencies, Such As Victimization. Today, However, Trauma Theory Insists That Situations Of Overwhelming Violence Can Permanently Damage A Persons Capacity For Responsive Agency. For Christians, This Theory Raises The Very Troubling Possibility That Humans Can Inflict Ultimate Harm On Each Other, Such That Some Individuals' Eternal Destiny Can Be Determined Not By Themselves But By Those Who Do Great Harm.jennifer Beste Addresses The Challenges That Contemporary Trauma Theory And Feminist Theory Pose To Deeply-held Theological Convictions About Human Freedom And Divine Grace.