Alternative Attitudes Toward Suicide and Its Survivors

Contesting the Darkness of Conventional Stigmas

Gordon Brubacher, Nicolae Roddy, Christopher J. Krall

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Year: 2026
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781978767218
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology

To better understand and address the needs of suicide loss survivors and those at risk of suicide, this volume offers a multifaceted, multidisciplinary approach based on the natural and social sciences with the personal and spiritual needs of this vulnerable population in mind.
The volume's twelve chapters are organized in a phased, threefold way that demythologizes suicide; dealing first with the general thrust of the volume's intended purpose, then addressing suicidal ideology specifically among marginalized populations and cultures, and concluding with varied theological resources for further reflection on suicide. While primarily focusing on suicide loss, the volume presents a wider-ranging exploration of suicide in different social, psychological, and literary contexts as well. The contributors and the editors unite in a fervent hope that readers will find something of value to equip them in the ongoing struggle to push back against the darkness and despair of suicide loss.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Dedication
• Title
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1 Practicing Dangerous Memories, Honoring Suicide Victims, and Building a Liveable World
• 2 Mental Health Considerations for Suicide Loss Survivors
• 3 A Caring God: Perspectives from the Older Testament for Suicide Loss Survivors
• 4 Toward a More Certain Hope: Expanding Theological Awareness for Consoling Suicide Loss Survivors
• 5 LGBTQ+ Youth and Suicide: Catholic Reflections
• 6 Racial Trauma and Suicide: Toward Healing through Creative Maladjustment
• 7 A Laying on of Hands: Confronting Black Women’s Suicidality through the Healing Dimensions of Ritual
• 8 Solidarity across the Water: Suicide, Caste, and Racism
• 9 Agency Enhanced through Communal Support: A Potential Remedy to Suicidal Tendencies
• 10 Love, Justice, and Healing: Reimagining Christian Ethics in the Context of MAID and Suicide
• 11 Models for Interpreting Suicide in Catholic Social Teaching: A Contribution from Gaudium et Spes
• 12 The Lost Disciple?: The Life and Death of Judas Iscariot according to Early Christian Witnesses
• Index
• About the Contributors
• Copyright