Trauma and recovery in early north African Christianity. By Scott Harrower. (Christianities Before Modernity, 1.) Pp. xii + 219. Berlin–Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 2024. £85. 978 1 5015 1890 4

Key Points

• To examine the themes of trauma and recovery in early North African Christianity and their cultural contexts.
• Literature review of early Christian texts and historical accounts
• Analysis of cultural and theological implications of trauma
• Interpretation of recovery narratives in historical contexts
• Identified key themes of trauma in early Christian texts
• Outlined various recovery mechanisms used within the community
• Demonstrated the impact of cultural context on theological development