Karen O’Donnell – The Dark Womb: Reconceiving Theology Through Reproductive Loss

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Judaism, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 666 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Episode: In this episode, co-host Amy Hughes talks with Karen O‘Donnell about her new book, The Dark Womb: Reconceiving Theology Through Reproductive Loss. There are books that re-evaluate or re-imagine or re-invigorate theology, and then […] The post Karen O’Donnell – The Dark Womb: Reconceiving Theology Through Reproductive Loss first appeared on OnScript.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Onscript podcast, your home for world-class conversations on scripture and theology,
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0:19.6	Hello, friends. Welcome to OnScript.
0:21.8	This is Amy Brownhughes, a co-host for the podcast with Matt Lynch, Matt Bates, Aaron
0:26.0	Heim, Drew Johnson, Chris Tilling, and Jules Martinez-Olivieri.
0:30.1	Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Karen O'Donnell, who leads research and teaching
0:33.8	in Christian spirituality at Sarum College in Salisbury in the UK.
0:38.5	She's a feminist, practical theologian with a particular interest in the intersections of
0:43.4	body and theology, especially around the issue of trauma.
0:47.3	Her first monograph was Broken Bodies, the Eucharist, Mary and the Body and Trauma Theology,
0:52.0	published by SCM Press in 2018, which explored the
0:56.0	relationship between body and trauma and theology.
0:59.0	And today we'll be talking about her brand new book, The Dark Womb, Reconceiving Theology
1:03.9	Through Reproductive Loss, published by SCM Press.
1:07.3	Welcome, Karen.
1:08.3	Hi, Amy.
1:08.9	Thanks for having me.
1:09.6	So I'm going to begin this interview with a content
1:13.8	warning. We'll be having a conversation about miscarriage and trauma. So as we will discuss, this is
1:21.1	going to be maybe for many listeners, a space of silence and grief and trauma. So listen gently, my friends. So there are books about
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