God, Where is the Wound?

by Siluana Vlad

The book God, Where is the Wound? is the transcription of three conferences held by Mother Siluana in 2012. The book is an image of living faith, detailed, easy to understand and to be put into practice. God, Where is the Wound? is an astonishing unveiling of the living Orthodox faith in a language that is very accessible to people in today’s world, who will discover a faith that is true and dynamic, perfectly adapted to the needs and experiences of our age, showing a way of life that brings healing. Mother Siluana uses concepts from modern science to facilitate the understanding of everyday experiences that all readers can identify with.

Genres: Religion, Spirituality, Psychology

214 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[claire]

10/10 would recommend.

[Stephanie]

Thought-provoking and deep considerations on trauma response, psychology, and patristic theology offer a path to the healing of our soul and body through forgiveness and prayer.

[Garrett Paschal]

I would say this is the best psychologically-informed Orthodox spirituality book I’ve read. Mother Siluana looks at the human person containing body, mind and spirit. This book gathers together patristic theology, neuroscience, and trauma research. Thank you Grig for the translation of this book.

[Hyllytonttu]

I loved it. Except for the parts that I hated. (One of my children is a cancer survivor. If you have read the book, you probably know why this may ruffle my feathers.) Even so, I have to give it five stars.

[joelle]

Recommend this to everyone

[Lyndsey Quinlan]

🤍🤍🤍

[Sophia]

a must read and reread for any Orthodox Christian. one of the most eye/soul-opening books of my life so far

[Sam Gruber]

Orthodox friend lent this to me since he thought it would be helpful to read

This lady is definitely pretty smart but I’m not orthodox so many of the pleadings and conclusions she promotes simply go in one ear and out the other for me

A lot of good stuff though that if I was more mature I would have listened to more closely

I find a lot of her arguments lacking as well, but that doesn’t mean I don’t envy her ability to truly believe them

I wish I wasn’t so confused

[Alexa]

I found this book to be very interesting. The format and method of the book (conferences) to get points across seemed to be easier to understand than so many other books. In the book it does mention how many of those listening to her were engineers and it seems that perhaps the method of communicating may have been a reason because it speaks to us who tend to think in a similar or STEM oriented manner.

[Abby Anderson]

Patrology and everything I’m leaning in therapy in one book! I didn’t know that existed. I’m encouraged and challenged by the guidance and mercy offered in this book. Truly in awe of Mother Siluana and her wisdom regarding theology, trauma, childhood wounds, generational sins, etc. I will need to constantly reread this book!!

[Michelle Cho]

BEAUTIFUL! Thank you TB - finally finished the stack of books that you have generously shared with me hehehe :)

[Liz]

two stars because she blames parents if thier kids die of medical conditions.

[Predrag Ilić]

A must read

[Kathryn Hanson]

Required Reading

Beautiful, simple, perfect! Mother Siluana marries the good fruits of modern psychiatry with the wisdom of the Church in a helpful and encouraging voice.

[Michelle Gibson]

This book covers depression and related topics splendidly.

[Iustina]

O carte minunată, revelatoare,vindecatoare.

[Julie]

This book bumps other books to enter my top 10 of all time. I already know I will read again this year. It is one to think about and spend time with the material.