The Wounded Heart of God: The Asian Concept of Han and the Christian Doctrine of Sin

by Andrew Sung Park

Book Overview

Traditional doctrines of sin and salvation center primarily on the moral agency of the sinner. Andrew Sung Park addresses the relational consequence of sin--the pervasive reality of victims' suffering and the scar from the sins of others who have wronged them. He asserts that one cannot grasp the full meaning of the sin and guilt of siners until one has looked at the concept han or the shame of the victims. If reconciliation with God and with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687385369
• ISBN13: 9780687385362
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"