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Affect Theory, Shame, and Christian Formation by Stephanie N. Arel is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is Affect Theory, Shame, and Christian Formation about?
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 anthropologica
Who reads Affect Theory, Shame, and Christian Formation?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Stephanie N. Arel
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing, Cham
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783319425924
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Psychology, Christian, Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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