Trauma is studied across all Seminary of the Southwest programs and through a variety of lens. This guide helps the researcher get started by providing a link to the library's discovery tool, Seeker, and by highlighting some of the books available on this topic. For assistance, or to suggest a resource to add to this guide, please contact library@ssw.edu.
"Becoming skillful at digesting our grief makes us a source of reassurance and stability for the wider community." -Francis Weller, author of The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
APA Handbook of Trauma Psychology: Foundations in Knowledge by APA Handbook of Trauma Psychology: Trauma Practice by 
Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections Between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices that can Transform your Life and Relationships by 
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by 
The End of Hope--The Beginning: Narratives of Hope in the Face of Death and Trauma by 
Healing the Soul Wound: Trauma-Informed Counseling for Indigenous Communities (Multicultural Foundations of Psychology and Counseling Series) by "Remembering and telling the truth about terrible events are prerequisites both for the restoration of social order and for the healing of individual victims." Judith L. Herman, author of Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence—From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections Between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices that can Transform your Life and Relationships by 
Guided Meditations for Self-Healing: Essential Practices to Relieve Physical and Emotional Suffering and Enhance Recovery by This spring (2022), Sowing Holy Questions explores creating what is next, the new normal, grieving for what we cannot return to, and being “beside ourselves.”
Publication Finder Search:
Everything Search:
Post-Traumatic Public Theology by 
Trauma and Grace: Theology in a Ruptured World by 
The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health by 
Bible Through the Lens of Trauma by 
Holy Resilience: the Bible's Traumatic Origins by 
Political Trauma and Healing: Biblical Ethics for a Postcolonial World by 
Resurrecting Wounds: Living in the Afterlife of Trauma by 
Coaching and Trauma: Moving Beyond the Survival Self by 
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by 
Facilitating Resilience and Recovery Following Trauma by 
Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment by 
Remembering Trauma by 
Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma by 
Trauma and Substance Abuse: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of Comorbid Disorders by 
Trauma, Meaning, and Spirituality: Translating Research into Clinical Practice by 
Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society by 
Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders (Adults) by Post-Traumatic Public Theology by 
Spirit and Trauma: A Theology of Remaining by 
Trauma and Evil: Healing the Wounded Soul by Trauma and Grace: Theology in a Ruptured World by 
The Cry of Tamar: Violence against Women and the Church's Response by Resurrecting Wounds: Living in the Afterlife of Trauma by 
A Womanist Pastoral Theology Against Intimate and Cultural Violence by “There’s a way out of this mess, and it requires each of us to begin with our own body.” -Resmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies by 
The Oxford Handbook of Traumatic Stress Disorders by 
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe by 
Trauma and the Failure of History: Kings, Lamentations, and the Destruction of Jerusalem by 
Trauma-Sensitive Theology: Thinking Theologically in the Era of Trauma by 
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by 
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by "My life is living proof that the Church can make a difference in veterans' lives." -David W. Peters, author of Post-Traumatic God: How the Church Cares for People who have been to Hell and Back
The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming our Communities Through Mindfulness by 
Post-Traumatic God: How the Church Cares for People Who Have Been to Hell and Back by 
Trauma and Recovery: the Aftermath of Violence--from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by 
