The Beatitudes After Betrayal: Jesus, Moral Injury, and the Blessings That Come After Things Go Wrong
G. C. Smith$23.80
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The 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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Published: 06/05/2026
ISBN: 9798385282630
Pages: 232
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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Published: 06/05/2026
ISBN: 9798385282630
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d