This book addresses the eclipse of shame in Christian theology by
showing how shame emerges in Christian texts and practice in ways
that can be neither assimilated into a discourses of guilt nor
dissociated from embodiment. Stephanie N. Arel argues that the
traditional focus on guilt obscures shame by perpetuating the image
of the lonely sinner in guilt. Drawing on recent studies in affect
and attachment theories to frame the theological analysis, the text
examines the theological anthropological writings of Augustine and
Reinhold Niebuhr, the interpretation of empathy by Edith Stein, and
moments of touch in Christian praxis. Bringing the affective
dynamics of shame to the forefront enables theologians and
religious leaders to identify where shame emerges in language and
human behavior. The text expands work in trauma theory, providing a
multi-layered theological lens for engaging shame and accompanying
suffering.
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