The Bronze Serpent: Abuse, Trauma and the Lifted Healer in the Wilderness

Many Christian groups and churches have been forced to recognize that they have been complicit in behaviour which has betrayed the gospel. How then is the church to address the historical reality of being an abusive healer? The image of the bronze serpent (Num. 21.4-9; 2 Kgs 18.4; Jn 3.14) offers an...

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Authors: King, Fergus J. 1962- (Author) ; Poobalan, Isaac (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2024
In: Journal of Anglican studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 176-196
RelBib Classification:HA Bible
KDE Anglican Church
NCA Ethics
RG Pastoral care
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Restorative Justice
B Gospel of John
B Abuse
B bronze serpent
B Trauma
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Summary:Many Christian groups and churches have been forced to recognize that they have been complicit in behaviour which has betrayed the gospel. How then is the church to address the historical reality of being an abusive healer? The image of the bronze serpent (Num. 21.4-9; 2 Kgs 18.4; Jn 3.14) offers an ambiguous image which may reveal the reality of the church as both a source of abuse and trauma as well as an instrument of healing within a pattern of restorative justice.
ISSN:1745-5278
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S1740355323000165