Shame and the Church: Exploring and Transforming Practice

by Sally Nash

Shame is a much misunderstood and often misdiagnosed problem that can cause significant issues in the church as in wider society. Indeed, there have been times when the church has even been the cause of shame. How, then, do we create a less shaming church? Shame and the Church presents a six fold typology of shame: personal, communal, relational, structural, theological and historical. Seeking to establish the causes and consequences of shame, chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0334058848
• ISBN13: 9780334058847
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: SCM Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"