Author : J. Carl Laney
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1608998401
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (89 download)
Book Synopsis Answers to Tough Questions by : J. Carl Laney
Download or read book Answers to Tough Questions written by J. Carl Laney and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with the varied forms of shame reflected in biblical, theological, psychological and anthropological sources. Although traditional theology and church practice concentrate on providing forgiveness for shameful behavior, recent scholarship has discovered the crucial relevance of social shame evoked by mental status, adversity, slavery, abuse, illness, grief and defeat. Anthropologists, sociologists, and psychologists have discovered that unresolved social shame is related to racial and social prejudice, to bullying, crime, genocide, narcissism, post-traumatic stress and other forms of toxic behavior. Eleven leaders in this research participated in a conference on The Shame Factor, sponsored by St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Lincoln, NE in October 2010. Their essays explore the impact and the transformation of shame in a variety of arenas, comprising in this volume a unique and innovative resource for contemporary religion, therapy, ethics, and social analysis.