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Author:   Gordon Brubacher ,  Nicolae Roddy ,  Christopher J. Krall
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN:  

9781666977547

ISBN 10:   1666977543
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   30 April 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Dedication page About the Contributors Foreword by Bishop John Dolan Introduction Chapter One: Practicing Dangerous Memories, Honoring Suicide Victims, and Building a Liveable World Elizabeth Antus Chapter Two: Mental Health Considerations for Suicide Loss Survivors Amy Badura-Brack and Ryan Fabry Chapter Three: A Caring God: Perspectives from the Older Testament for Suicide Loss Survivors Gordon Brubacher Chapter Four: Toward a More Certain Hope: Expanding Theological Awareness for Consoling Suicide Loss Survivors Nicolae Roddy Chapter Five: LGBTQ+ Youth and Suicide: Catholic Reflections Todd A. Salzman and Michael G. Lawler Chapter Six: Racial Trauma and Suicide: Toward Healing Through Creative Maladjustment Christina Jones Davis Chapter Seven: A Laying on of Hands: Confronting Black Women’s Suicidality through the Healing Dimensions of Ritual LaRyssa D. Herrington Chapter Eight: Solidarity Across the Water: Suicide, Caste, and Racism Jamall A. Calloway Chapter Nine: Agency Enhanced through Communal Support: A Potential Remedy to Suicidal Tendencies Christopher J. Krall, SJ Chapter Ten: Love, Justice, and Healing: Reimagining Christian Ethics in the Context of MAID and Suicide Kimberly L. Penner Chapter Eleven: Models for Interpreting Suicide in Catholic Social Teaching: A Contribution from Gaudium et Spes Julia Fleming Chapter Twelve: The Lost Disciple? The Life and Death of Judas Iscariot According to Early Christian Witnesses Tabea Pelzmann

Reviews

Scholarship in theology and religious studies rarely addresses the suicidal ideation and suicide loss that affect many of our lives; unfortunately, this silence reinforces the common identification of religion with suicide stigma. Addressing this void with multidisciplinary perspectives on suicide prevention, ideation, survival, and loss, this volume offers nuanced accounts of both the harm inflicted by faith communities and their potential as sources of healing and hope. The book's wide-ranging and accessibly written essays expand the conversation about suicide and religion, especially through their attention to social injustice and the collective implications of suicidality. * Jessica Coblentz, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana * These multidisciplinary scholars provide faith-based communities with important, sensitive, and destigmatizing information regarding how we think, talk, act, teach, write, and report about suicide, with a special focus on survivors of suicide loss. The authors review theological and psychological issues that will assist in the healing needs of suicide loss survivors as well as identify issues of suicide and suicide loss in marginalized populations (i.e., LGBTQ+, Black Americans, caste system). * John L. McIntosh, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Indiana University South Bend *

Scholarship in theology and religious studies rarely addresses the suicidal ideation and suicide loss that affect many of our lives; unfortunately, this silence reinforces the common identification of religion with suicide stigma. Addressing this void with multidisciplinary perspectives on suicide prevention, ideation, survival, and loss, this volume offers nuanced accounts of both the harm inflicted by faith communities and their potential as sources of healing and hope. The book's wide-ranging and accessibly written essays expand the conversation about suicide and religion, especially through their attention to social injustice and the collective implications of suicidality. * Jessica Coblentz, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana *

Author Information

Gordon Brubacher is assistant professor of Theology at Creighton University. Nicolae Roddy is professor of Theology at Creighton University. Christopher J. Krall is assistant professor of Theology at Creighton University.

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