Re-reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma by M. Kotrosits

by Maia Kotrosits

The story of Mark is one of trauma and loss, but also one of healing and provisional selfhood. These themes reoccur time and time again throughout modern-day films, sculptures, graphic novels, and electronic media. By examining these contemporary interpretations of this particular early Christian gospel, this book breaks new ground in ways of understanding traditional religious texts. The authors use the Gospel of Mark as a resource enabling traumatized persons or groups to resist capitulation and restore at least partial identity, and do so in a way that avoids traditional theological or dogmatic assumptions. While not claiming the Gospel of Mark as the definitive or complete answer to experiences of pain and loss, this book models new ways of reading it for coping and healing.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very unlike many of the books about the gospels that I usually read - this feels much more devotional - but I'm very glad I read it.

It had been living on my shelf for a few years, but I finally picked it up in the wake of the Santa Rosa firestorm (I'm from Santa Rosa) and I'm really glad I did. ALL THE FEELS.

Highly recommended.

[Michael Mulberry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read providing a new understanding to the literary genre of the Gospel of Mark.