Providence Community: Building Vulnerable Community to Overcome the Cycle of Violence

Abstract

Abstract Is it possible to overcome the inclination of a victim of violence to become a perpetrator? The objective of the article is to present a conceptual framework for a community that has the potential to interfere with the continuing cycle of violence in situations where the victim transitions into the perpetrator. We can address these inquiries by discussing providence Theology, vulnerable communities, trauma survivors, and the act of remembering to establish connections between these three aspects. Providence Theology embodies the Christian community as a person’s providence capable of imagining the past, remembering the future, and enacting the present as a vulnerable community. Ultimately, we designate the concept as the vulnerable providence community by linking the imagination of past events with remembering God’s future providence to enact the present and break out from the cycle of violence.