Avoidance in dealing with childhood trauma can ensnare one into a life of despair and the lack of a sense of purpose. The darkened words spoken over you as a child, or the unspeakable actions which defy any boundaries set, can essentially become part of our DNA and become a huge hindrance in our adult life. This book is about true traumatic events that have occurred, and in his quest you will acquire skills to overcome your past despite the fractured foundation that was laid in one's youth. These teachings will not only help you to overcome, but provide understanding about the various foundations, which encompasses us as humans. For example, you will learn: Foundations of Faith Foundations of Discipline Foundations of Intimacy Just to name a few. Learn how you too can overcome childhood trauma by a person that overcame physical and mental abuse. What began initially as a journey of being victimized turned to discovering a relationship with Jesus Christ, which then turned these tragic events into one becoming victorious. The label "Retard" was a title that became part of his DNA, but a new identify was birthed and his journey lead him from brokenness to becoming a Green Beret to now finishing his Doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership emphasis in Ministry. This triumphant story and teachings will leave you with not only a better understanding of how childhood trauma becomes graphed into one's DNA, but provide the tools to overcome any obstacle.

Margaret Gibson is an evangelist seeking to promote the Word of GOD through writing and broadcasting. Caring For the Mentally Retarded From a Spiritual Perspective is designed to help families create a positive environment to nourish the growth and development of their love one. GOD is the source who facilitates change in our lives. GOD is the creator of all things. We must seek HIM more to solve matters that we are unable to resolve.

Well known in mental health circles for his writing on mental retardation and community inclusion, Robert Perske is an important advocate for the developmentally disabled today. The Pastoral Voice of Robert Perske examines the earlier works (from 1963 to 1971) of Robert Perske, focusing on his role as a pastor and chaplain at the Kansas Neurological Institute. These articles were some of the first on ministry and mental retardation, yet they can easily be applied to the mental health and pastoral issues of today. Not only is this collection useful to clergy and spiritual administrators as well as mental health professionals, but the words of Robert Perske can be enlightening to the families of those who are developmentally disabled.

Lisa D. Powell strengthens and amplifies the claim that God is disabled, made by Nancy Eiesland in her ground breaking book The Disabled God (1994). She offers an alternative understanding of the doctrine of God and the Trinity, resulting in a God who is not autonomous and utterly independent. According to this view, God's triune identity is established in God's decision for covenant, and thus creation is a requirement for the fulfillment of God's nature - not only is the Son always anticipating full embodiment and human nature, but more specifically is eternally anticipating an impaired body. Powell argues that God is not only interdependent within the immanent Trinity, but God experiences real dependency, risk and vulnerability from God's “original” self-determination. Powell revisits Eiesland's claim about Christ's resurrected body and her conclusions about eschatological embodiment, arguing that it is the able-body that does not persist eschatologically, but all humanity journeys toward ever more transparency, vulnerability and interdependency as the Body of Christ.

This book draws together a collection of thirteen published and unpublished articles which together constitute a new reading of the character and development of Latin Trinitarian theology in the fourth and fifth centuries. The focus of the essays is on Augustine of Hippo (354–430 CE), but Augustine is treated here as an inheritor of earlier Latin tradition. Many of the figures of that tradition here receive a new interpretation—particularly Marius Victorinus. Augustine himself is explored from many angles; at every turn the developments in his theology are shown to be a response to the anti-Nicene theologies of the period. The beginning of the book discusses the manner in which modern “systematic” theology has engaged Augustine only through a simplified version of late-nineteenth-century categories. In conclusion, the broader question of how far modern theology can actually engage Patristic theology is explored at length.