Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores - Softcover

Diane Langberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1942572026 ISBN 13: 9781942572022

Publisher: New Growth Press, 2015

Synopsis

Drawing on decades of global experience, renowned trauma counselor Dr. Diane Langberg shows how the cross of Christ offers true healing and hope for those impacted by trauma and abuse.

Dr. Langberg has spent forty years listening to the stories of trauma survivors across continents—from slave dungeons in Ghana to genocide in Rwanda, from systemic abuse in Brazil to domestic violence in the U.S. Through her compassionate and deeply informed perspective, she offers a profound conviction: what trauma destroys, Christ can and does restore. Her book invites readers into the redemptive power of Christ’s suffering and love, pointing to a God who is intimately familiar with grief.

Healing from trauma is neither quick nor easy. It demands deep patience, humility, and spiritual dependence from those who walk with survivors. Dr. Langberg urges counselors, family members, and friends to embody the sacrificial love of Jesus—listening with care, offering presence rather than solutions, and pointing to the hope found in Christ’s own wounds. As readers grow to understand the suffering of Jesus, they will be equipped to minister to others with wisdom, compassion, and enduring hope.

• Offers insight from a globally respected trauma expert with decades of counseling experience.
• Grounds trauma care in the theological depth of Christ’s suffering and redemptive love.
• Equips helpers to walk patiently and faithfully with survivors through a Christ-centered lens.

About this title

About the Author

Diane Langberg, PhD, is a world-recognized authority on sex-trafficking and violence against women, setting up training programs to assist Rwandans and many others around the world in working with victims of trauma. She also directs her own Christian counseling practice, employing about fifteen other counselors, and was co-founder of The Place of Refuge, an innercity nonprofit in Philadelphia that works with the traumatized. Among Dr. Langberg's books are Counsel for Pastors Wives, On the Threshold of Hope, and Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse. She has also written an article for the book Reformed Means Missional, which has also been released as a minibook entitled Bringing Christ to Abused Women.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Growth Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1942572026
• ISBN 13: 9781942572022
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304