Trauma, Spirituality, and Healing
A Journey through the Lens of an Incarcerated Person
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3600632 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leo Hylton (0000-0001-6997-3618, George Mason University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 222 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13030222 |
| OpenAlex | W4220829822 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
This article examines the case study of Joseph, an incarcerated man in a northeastern state who experienced myriad traumas over the course of his life and attained healing through spirituality. We follow his story from his abusive childhood home to the foster care system, where he was further traumatized through repeated forced separations. Then, through his adolescent years and his witnessing the deaths of two integral people in his life, we see Joseph's spiritual struggles that led him into a life of violence and into an adulthood that found him quickly transitioned from the foster care system to the prison system. It is not until years into his prison sentence that we see Joseph begin attaining some semblance of spiritual clarity and grounding-and this through the providential intervention of a man of faith who himself is incarcerated. Interwoven in Joseph's case study is a thread of extant literature pertaining to the overarching themes of this article: Trauma, Spirituality, and Healing. To honor Joseph's faith and to most accurately represent his voice and experience, the author's references to God are almost exclusively in relation to the Judeo-Christian faith tradition, while acknowledging the much wider application of the term "spirituality
CLARITY · Criminology · Extant taxon · Faith · Faith healing · Honor · Prison · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Spirituality · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Trauma exposure and PTSD among older adolescents in foster care
Research on Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health
Religious coping and psychological adjustment to stress
A Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Religion, spirituality, and posttraumatic growth
Childhood Trauma and Experience in Close Relationships Are Associated with the God Image
The Spiritual Implications of Interpersonal Abuse
Spirituality and Public Service
Negative Life Events, Patterns of Positive and Negative Religious Coping, and Psychological Functioning
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |