Forgetting the Former Things: Brain Injury’s Invitation to Vulnerability and Faith - Softcover

Puffer, Tamara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1532655606 ISBN 13: 9781532655609

Verlag: Cascade Books, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

In August 1996 Tamara Puffer was a young, newly married violinist-turned-pastor serving a large suburban church. Her growing work with people living on Atlanta’s streets was beginning to reshape her theology and her calling, but a serious car accident derailed her carefully planned career path. Forgetting the Former Things is a rare tapestry of first-person faith journey woven with gritty theological reflection and persistent hope. Puffer writes honestly, poignantly, and often humorously about her efforts to accept limitations and to reimagine her life under radically altered circumstances.
She finds solace in the stories of biblical women as she also wrestles with negative images of disability in Scripture. She embraces her self-described role as a “minister of vulnerability” in this troubling national moment—as jobs, healthcare, and affordable housing are evaporating for so many, as countless people feel terrorized by discrimination or the threat of deportation—boldly casting her lot with others whose marginalization cuts deeper. At a time when traumatic brain injury is in the national spotlight, and many families, churches, and communities seek deeper understanding, Tamara Puffer provides in these pages an insightful, inspiring, and much-needed gift.

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Tamara Puffer is a Presbyterian pastor and former professional violinist. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband, Michael Galovic, and their energetic dog, Sparky. She is active in two churches, volunteers with a ministry to homeless persons, and has served as a chaplain to elders with Alzheimer's disease. Tamara and Michael are co-founders and co-facilitators of the Brainstormers Collective, a support and advocacy group for survivors of traumatic brain injury.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cascade Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1532655606
• ISBN 13: 9781532655609
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 132
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