S2E2 // How to be a Sinner after Trauma (Guest: Dr. Peter Bouteneff)

After deeply wounding experiences, the language of sin and repentance can feel fraught—or even harmful. How can we relate to our “sinner status” in a way that’s freeing rather than self-destructive? What does humility look like when it supports wholeness instead of self-erasure, and how do we discern what we are truly responsible for versus what belongs to others?

In this episode, we explore these questions and more with Dr. Peter Bouteneff, Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, author of How to Be a Sinner: Finding Yourself in the Language of Repentance, and host of the podcast Luminous: Conversations on the Sacred Arts.

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Resources and links mentioned:

* Website: Dr. Peter Boutneff https://www.peterbouteneff.com/home/

* Book: How to be a Sinner

* Podcast: Luminous: Conversations on the Sacred Arts

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