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Next up is Dr. Christopher Southgate who has done extensive work on healthy ministry in the face of sudden disasters. He is also a poet. #CSBVcon22

https://twitter.com/CSBibleViolence/status/1528791857404289024

Dr. Southgate's work was prompted in part by Shelly Rambo's provocative work. Rambo writes:"the language of resurrection is, in many senses, the language of the oppressor"
"It made me think that trauma poses additional theological challenges that need to be explored" #CSBVcon22

Dr. Southgate: Trauma is involved so much in the formation of our Scriptures. So much of Scripture was written in the aftermath of trauma. #CSBVcon22

Dr. Southgate explores the tension between Ecclesiastes and the "Gospel's message of hope, reconciliation and transformation." #CSBVcon22

https://twitter.com/CSBibleViolence/status/1528820249486835712?s=20&t=cgbclfuOCLK6W8-Fr0Ntaw

Dr Southgate speaks about a "three-lensed seeing," - "the capacity to contemplate events in the light of the creation, the Cross, and the promise of a life from which every tear has been wiped away." #CSBVcon22
"Jesus is with us in every extremity of our suffering."

Someone in the comments, reflecting on the extent to which 2 Cor. 1 reflects Paul in a time of suicidal depression.
Southgate refers to Paul's reference to a deep association with the dying of Jesus and that retention of identity despite the extremity of suffering. #CSBVcon22

Thank you to Dr. Southgate for guiding us to reflect on the Passion and encourage us to identify with the suffering of Jesus, to enter into it. #CSBVcon22

Wonderful q from the audience about the extent to which identification with the suffering of Christ can help those of us from cultures who have lost the practice of lament, who are uncomfortable with lament, to once again CRY OUT. #CSBVcon22