By Stephanie N. Arel

ISBN-10: 3319425919

ISBN-13: 9783319425917

This ebook addresses the eclipse of disgrace in Christian theology by way of exhibiting how disgrace emerges in Christian texts and perform in ways in which could be neither assimilated right into a discourses of guilt nor dissociated from embodiment. Stephanie N. Arel argues that the conventional specialize in guilt obscures disgrace by means of perpetuating a dead ringer for the lonely sinner in guilt. Drawing on fresh experiences in impact and attachment theories to border the theological research, the textual content examines the theological anthropological writings of Augustine and Reinhold Niebuhr, the translation of empathy through Edith Stein, and moments of contact in Christian praxis. Bringing the affective dynamics of disgrace to the leading edge allows theologians and non secular leaders to spot the place disgrace emerges in language and human behavior. The textual content expands paintings in trauma concept, delivering a multi-layered theological lens for attractive disgrace and accompanying suffering.

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