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The Beatitudes After Betrayal: Jesus, Moral Injury, and the Blessings That Come After Things Go Wrong (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798385282630)
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xThe Beatitudes After Betrayal reclaims Jesus' most familiar words for those who have been wounded by the very places where they expected goodness, justice, or faithfulness. In a world marked by moral injury--where trust is broken, institutions fail, and people are left carrying the weight of what should never have happened--traditional readings of the Beatitudes can feel distant or even hollow.
This book argues that the Beatitudes are not gentle ideals for the spiritually comfortable but hard-won blessings spoken directly into the lives of the betrayed, the disillusioned, and the morally wounded. Each "blessing" becomes a lens through which to understand grief, anger, loss of trust, and the struggle to remain human in the aftermath of rupture.
The purpose of this book is to offer a theological and pastoral framework for those navigating moral injury, helping readers name their experience without minimizing it. Its central claim is that Jesus' words do not bypass suffering--they meet people within it, offering not easy answers but a way to endure, to resist despair, and, ultimately, to live with integrity again.
Author: G. C. Smith
ISBN-13: 9798385282630
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Language: English
Published: 06/05/2026
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d
This book argues that the Beatitudes are not gentle ideals for the spiritually comfortable but hard-won blessings spoken directly into the lives of the betrayed, the disillusioned, and the morally wounded. Each "blessing" becomes a lens through which to understand grief, anger, loss of trust, and the struggle to remain human in the aftermath of rupture.
The purpose of this book is to offer a theological and pastoral framework for those navigating moral injury, helping readers name their experience without minimizing it. Its central claim is that Jesus' words do not bypass suffering--they meet people within it, offering not easy answers but a way to endure, to resist despair, and, ultimately, to live with integrity again.
Author: G. C. Smith
ISBN-13: 9798385282630
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Language: English
Published: 06/05/2026
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d
By G. C. Smith
xG. C. Smith holds a PhD and is a retired parish pastor who has spent over fifteen years providing disaster spiritual care in partnership with the American Red Cross and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. He serves on the board of Iowa Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster and is a member of the Iowa Behavioral Health Response Team. Smith lives in Iowa, where he continues to support responders and communities facing the moral and spiritual challenges of disaster recovery.
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