Abstract
This article offers a practical theological praxis of how the church may participate in Christ’s atoning ministry of healing towards persons who have experienced sexual violence. Drawing from the theory of intergenerational trauma, it uses the mentioning of “the wife of Uriah” in Matthew’s genealogy to convey how Jesus identifies with survivors of sexual violence. The article then focuses on the hypostatic union to establish how Jesus provides ontological healing in the atonement for said survivors. It concludes by demonstrating how Matthew’s Gospel calls radical disciples to a healing praxis of listening to stories of the disenfranchised, thereby pointing towards Christ’s atoning work of bearing and healing humanity’s weaknesses.
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Engelbert, Pamela F.
(2021)
"How Jesus Communicates #Metoo: A Perspective on Intergenerational Trauma and Healing in the Atonement,"
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology: Vol. 6:
No.
2, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31380/2573-6345.1223
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