Terri Daniel, Danny Mandell

Grief and God: When Religion Does More Harm Than Healing (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In many religious traditions, God is assumed to be responsive to the needs of believers, and in difficult times, the faithful turn to God for comfort and guidance. When God is viewed as a benevolent protector that can shield us from harm, what happens to faith -- and healing -- when God fails to provide that protection?

In Grief and God, Dr. Terri Daniel explores a range of theological constructs that can inhibit healing for those who are grieving a profound loss. Doctrines such as original sin, salvation and eternal punishment in hell can be soul-crushing for someone dealing with loss and trauma. Similarly, the belief that petitionary or intercessory prayer can change the course of events can lead to confusion and guilt when prayers don't produce the desired results.

This book explores the cognitive dissonance we experience when our religious beliefs -- whether inherited or chosen -- do not match up with our lived experience. Based on the author's doctoral research on how toxic theologies can complicate the mourning process, the reader is invited to explore specific religious mindsets that can interfere with healing and psychological well-being. These mindsets tend to be rooted in Judeo-Christian doctrine, and can lead to complications in the mourning process, which can result in confusion, depression, and the inability to regain emotional equilibrium after a traumatic loss.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dr. Terri Daniel is an interfaith clinical chaplain and educator certified in death, dying and bereavement by the Association for Death Education and counseling, and in trauma counseling by the International Association of Trauma Professionals. She conducts workshops worldwide for bereaved individuals and bereavement professionals, teaching meditative, ceremonial and therapeutic processes that focus on inner transformation rather than external events.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Terri Daniel
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780463038741
• Artikelnr.: 72406156

Autorenporträt

Dr. Terri Daniel, CT, CCTP is a clinical chaplain, certified trauma professional and end-of-life educator certified in death, dying and bereavement by the Association of Death Education and Counseling. The focus of her work is to assist dying and grieving individuals to discover a more spiritually-spacious understanding of death and beyond.

Terri conducts workshops throughout the U.S. to help the dying and the bereaved find healing through meditative, ceremonial and therapeutic processes that focus on inner transformation rather than external events. Her work is acclaimed by physicians, hospice workers, grief counselors and clergy for its pinpoint clarity on the process of dying and grieving, and its heartfelt depiction of consciousness beyond the physical body. .

Terri has a BA in religious studies from Marylhurst University, an MA in pastoral care from Fordham University, and a DMin in pastoral care and counseling from the San Francisco Theological Seminary.

She is the author of three books on death and the afterlife, and is also the founder of the annual Afterlife Awareness Conference.