| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
170 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170). |
| Contents |
A very heavy feeling -- Shame's close relations -- Leading candidates for shame -- Healthy shame : a voice from our true self -- Unhealthy shame : a voice from our false self -- Spiritual shame : the price we pay to see God? -- Social shame : the pain of rejection -- Our sense of shame : keeper of our mysteries -- How our parents can shame us -- How the church fed my shame -- How we shame ourselves -- Escapes from shame -- Intermezzo : a little parable -- The beginning of our healing -- With our shadows -- Singing "Amazing grace" without feeling like a wretch -- Places to find traces of grace -- Coming to terms with our shamers -- Accepting ourselves -- Living life lightly -- The return of joy -- Postscript : a faith for the lighter life. |
| Summary |
Presents a discussion of shame, the feeling people sometimes have--whether justified or not--that they just do not measure up, looks at the causes of such feelings, and explains how shame can be healed through the grace of God. |
| Subject |
Shame.
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Shame -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Shame. (OCoLC)fst01115183
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Shame -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
(OCoLC)fst01115189
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Vergonha.
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| ISBN |
0060675217 (alk. paper) |
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9780060675219 (alk. paper) |
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9780060675226 |
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0060675225 |
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