Shattered: A Son Picks Up the Pieces of His Fatherâ s Rage

Boers, Arthur

ISBN 10: 0802882463 / ISBN 13: 9780802882462

Published by Eerdmans, 2023

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Synopsis:

A sensitive and penetrating reflection on coming of age in a Dutch immigrant family scarred by violence

Arthur Boers's earliest memory was of shattered glass. His father threw a potted plant at his mother, and she ducked as the plant crashed through a window of the family home. His mother cleaned up the shards that day; later in life, he would find himself called upon to pick up the pieces as well.

In Shattered, Boers reflects on coming of age in a family scarred by violence. The son of Dutch immigrants, Boers illuminates the generational trauma of the Nazi occupation of Holland, refracted in vignettes of his boyhood in postwar Canada. His hard-working, Calvinist family is endearing but ultimately unable to address the insidious cycle of abuse that passed father to son. Breaking with this silence and complicity, Boers reflects candidly and empathetically on his tumultuous relationship with his father. Intertwined with this narrative is his emerging vocation to ministry, more mystical and expressive than the Reformed tradition in which he was raised.

Forthright and authentic, Boers extends a hand in solidarity to readers who have been wounded by those who were meant to protect them the most. With Shattered, he charts a path toward healing through faith.

About the Author:

Arthur Boers is an Anglican priest and author of several award-winning books, including The Way Is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago; Living into Focus: Choosing What Matters in an Age of Distractions; Servants and Fools: A Biblical Theology of Leadership; and Shattered: Picking Up the Pieces of My Father's Rage. He holds a DMin from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and an MFA from Seattle Pacific University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Shattered: A Son Picks Up the Pieces of His ...
Publisher: Eerdmans
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: good