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| Proverbs of Ashes : Violence, Redemptive Suffering, and the Search for What Saves Us
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Edition: New Ed
Author: Rita Nakashima Brock, Rebecca Ann Parker
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date: 2002-11-18
ISBN-10: 0807067970
ISBN-13: 0046442067973
List Price: $18.00
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An extraordinary personal and theological examination of what's wrong with the crucifixion In an emotionally gripping and intellectually rich combination of memoir and theology, Rita Brock and Rebecca Parker show how emphasizing
Christ's obedience to God and sacrifice on the cross sanctions violence, exacerbates its effects, blesses silence about the abuse of human beings, and hinders the process of recovery—giving the fullest and most powerful
critique to date of the theology of atonement.
"Poignant and provocative. . . . Brock and Parker have written a book of both sorrow and hope, and a blueprint for deeper thinking about the things that matter most. . . . I will be reflecting on Proverbs of Ashes for many months to
come."
—Rosemary Bray McNatt, UU World
"This book will anger some Christians and make others feel vindicated. . . . Parker and Brock unveil their own deep pain and suffering to build the book's backbone. They blend selfdisclosure with serious theology to underscore
their outlook."
—Cecil S. Holmes, Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Provocative. . . . The authors weave theological reflections with deeply moving personal accounts of abuse and trauma, including their own experiences."
—The Other Side
"[Readers] cannot help but be swayed by the book's searing passion and profoundly literary style (a remarkable achievement in a coauthored work). Brock and Parker have thrown down a gauntlet that cannot be ignored."
—Publishers Weekly
Rita Nakashima Brock is a research associate at the Harvard Divinity School, and author of Journeys by Heart: A Christology of Erotic Power. Rebecca Ann Parker, president of Starr King School for the Ministry at Graduate Theological Union, is an ordained United Methodist minister in dual fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Starts Out Very Promising But Loses Its Way
| Customer Rating:  | | "Proverbs Of Ashes" starts out as a very promising attempt to formulate an alternative to the traditional "God-whacked-Jesus-instead-of-you" understanding of the Christian doctrine of vicarious substitutionary atonement. Furthermore, to its credit, Brock and Parker make it very clear up front that this task is not motivated only, or even primarily, by considerations of abstract, scholarly, academic rigor, but springs from the vital depths of their experience of that doctrine as underwriting the various forms of abuse, sexual, emotional, and gender-based, that they have experienced. So far, so good. But a third or half way through the book, they seem to lose their way and, from that point on, the book becomes a repetitive catalog of stories of abuse: abuse by parents, abuse by spouses, even child abuse (Parker) by a next-door neighbor. While I respect these stories, the suffering they recount, and the courage of both women in making them public, the book becomes an exercise in schadenfreude: redundant at best, and narcissistic at worst. I am glad that both Brock and Parker benefited from good therapists. A good editor would have helped, also. JAMES R. COWLES |
What we preach can hurt.
| Customer Rating: | This book was written by two ministers after they realized how their behavior was harming some members of their congregation and how they changed their behavior. One faced her abuse as a child and was stunned at the reaction of some of her congregation. As she started a group for victims she discovered how many in her congregation had or were in abusive relationships. The other dealt with the aftermath of the interment of the Japanese Americans during WWII.
An excellent reminder of how our beliefs and practices effect others beneath the level of our awareness.
I was introduced to this book by a Bendictine sister on my healing journey. |
Redemption for victims of violence and abuse
| Customer Rating: | Warning: this book is not for the faint of spirit! It is an excellent book that speaks to the souls of women who have experienced violence of any type. (Being a woman, I can't speak for men who have experienced violence. Someone else will have to write that review.)
My soul was deeply moved by the writings of authors Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Parker. Proverbs of Ashes speaks to the pain I experience as an Christian. As I recognize the immense power of story in people's lives, I find myself grimacing more and more at the reality that the story that has primacy in the Christian tradition is the story of the crucifixion of Jesus. The story is at its very core a violent story, and one that brings humiliation and shame (as do domestic violence and sexual abuse). Nakashima Brock and Parker describe that angst without apology. They don't sugar coat it; they don't try to lessen the pain. They acknowledge and name it, and therein lies the seed of healing.
This is a book for those pondering the violence in our Christian tradition. It is a book for those who are questioning their place in the Christian church, especially those who have experienced violence or abuse. This is a book for the church to ponder. It is time to reorient our focus in Jesus' story from death to resurrection, to locate salvation beyond just a personal relationship with Jesus to a recognition of the whole human family, and to live out the compassion that can be found at the root of every world religion. This book is a starting point for that grand journey of the world's soul. |
Insightful Writing Dealing with Issues of Abuse and Religion
| Customer Rating: | | This was a provocative book by two feminist theologians who shared their personal stuggles of early sexual abuse and the effect it had on their adult lives. The honesty of each is gripping. They also make a very credible tie between abuse and violence being tolerated in religious circles because of existing patriarchal beliefs and language in the Bible and religion. It is very insightful and a comfort for women who have felt abused by the Church at worse or not supported in efforts to end abuse in their lives. An eye-opener for those who have yet to be educated about the problem of language in referal to God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit - A consolation for those who have. |
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