M. Jan Holton served on the faculty at Yale Divinity School in the area of pastoral theology, care, and counseling. She is the author of Building the Resilient Community: Lessons from the Lost Boys of Sudan, a study that focuses on field research in South Sudan.
"This provocative examination of such romantic notions as 'home'
and 'hospitality' complicates our moral and ethical responses to
forced displacements of various types. Holton offers a
critical, pastoral, and theological engagement with lived realities
in the midst of chaos and crisis."—Joretta Marshall, Brite
Divinity School
*Joretta Marshall*
“Holton’s pastoral theology explores “homelessness” in
groundbreaking ways, from forced displacements in Africa and the
U.S. to American soldiers with PTSD. The resulting call for
hospitality is radicalized in deeply compelling ways.”— Mary
McClintock Fulkerson, Duke Divinity School
*Mary McClintock Fulkerson*
“In the face of the current global refugee crisis, this
fascinating, grounded, and inspiring book creatively draws on the
actual experiences of displaced people to offer practical
theological responses to the loss of home.”— Emmanuel Y. Lartey,
Emory University
*Emmanuel Y. Lartey*
"Holton's integration of social theory, first-person narratives,
and theological reflection guides us toward a deeply pastoral
understanding of woundedness, moral injury, and chronic
powerlessness. Her case for an ethical mandate of compassionate
hospitality is compelling and timely."—Carolyn J. Sharp, Yale
Divinity School
*Carolyn J. Sharp*
“The issue of displaced persons and the tragedy of enforced
homelessness is sharply at the forefront of many of our lives
today. As countries seemingly incessantly engage in war after war,
the human consequences of violence in terms of displaced people is
immense and deeply painful. Jan Holton refuses to let the apparent
hopelessness of the moment win the day.”—John Swinton, University
of Aberdeen
*John Swinton*
“This deeply committed and passionate work enables us to view ‘loss
of home’ as one of the most important social and religious
questions of our day.”— Heather Walton, University of Glasgow
*Heather Walton*
“[Holton] makes a significant contribution to the study and
practice of pastoral theology, practical theology, and religion
generally, especially in the light of social justice.”—Choice
*Choice*
“Holton directs us toward more responsible discernment of social
reality and more active engagement on behalf of the
displaced.”—Christian Century
*Christian Century*
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