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Danielle Tumminio Hansen
Danielle Tumminio Hansenis professor of practical theology at Emory University and author of Trauma-Informed Spiritual Care. She writes at aroundthefireplace.substack.com.
I mourned Annie Dillard as if I knew her personally
Writers are mirror makers. They use words to create a sheen onto which we see all manner of reflections.
Douglas Wilson’s theology of victim blaming
The Christian nationalist pastor proposes that women are responsible for preventing men from committing sexual violence—by being subservient to them.
My dying best friend’s wedding
She collapsed on the sidewalk the night of my wedding. Eighteen months later, I stood by her hospital bed and offered to plan hers.
Trauma at the tomb
I understand why Mark’s editors added to his ending. Still, I wish they hadn’t.
Sarah Mullally breaks the Anglican Communion’s glass ceiling
I celebrate the milestone of the first woman to become archbishop of Canterbury. But I worry there’s a glass cliff waiting for her.
My artificial chaplains
While recovering from a hiking accident, I posed the same theological question to multiple AI spiritual counselors.
Four ways faith leaders can shift to trauma-informed ministry
When everyone is traumatized, caregiving takes on new dimensions.
Trauma Recalled, by Dirk G. Lange; Divine Worship and Human Healing, by Bruce T. Morrill
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