The Shame Factor

By: Wayne Alloway

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608999874
• ISBN13: 9781608999873
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"