About Sunday School for Misfits with Dr Selina Stone
A podcast examining the beliefs, perspectives and experiences Black millennials in Britain have gained from their upbringings in pentecostal and evangelical churches - what should we keep and what might we leave behind?
S7E8 Trauma Theology and Remaking the Self ft Dr Karen O'Donnell
In this final episode in the power series, we venture into the world of trauma theology with Dr Karen O'Donnell, the leading voice in this field in the UK. We discuss trauma as an embodied experience, how it relates to abuses of power, and the kind of practices that might help us remake ourselves in the wake of trauma. I hope this conversation serves you well.
See links below for selected books by Karen and other recommended texts:
Survival: Radical Spiritual Practices for Trauma Survivors (https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334065036/survival)
The Dark Womb: Re-Conceiving Theology through Reproductive Loss (https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334060932/the-dark-womb)
Serene Jones, Trauma and Grace: Theology in a Ruptured World (https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/christian-health-wellbeing/recovery/trauma-and-grace-2nd-edition-theology-in-a-ruptured-world/)
Shelly Rambo: Resurrecting Wounds: Living in the Afterlife of Trauma (https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/theology-books/resurrecting-wounds-living-in-the-afterlife-of-trauma/)
11 Jan 2026
S7E7 When Ministry Makes You Sick: Power and the Church ft. Dr Delroy Hall
Happy New Year and Welcome back to the Power Series!
In this penultimate episode, I am joined by psychotherapist, writer, and ex-church minister Dr Delroy Hall to discuss how power can do harm to those we often think of as powerful. What happens when the congregation bullies the person presumed to be in charge? How do you know when enough is enough, as a person called to ministry? This is a moving conversation that deals with a dynamic of power and abuse we can often miss. Thank you as always for joining us.
7 Dec 2025
S7E6 Power and Providence: Promise or Problem?
In this episode I share some of my recent research and thinking on the doctrine of divine providence and the problems and opportunities it provides in relation to the questions of power. If God is guiding history and our lives can we sit back and let him take care of it? What does this mean in the face of injustice and abuse? Thanks for joining me!
Register your interest below for the 2026 online course in womanist theology: https://forms.gle/bViKnMCP9ib8av4N8
Don't forget to add your theological dilemmas in the comments or dm me on instagram @selinarstone!
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