| Defending Shame: Its Formative Power in Paul's Letters Contributor(s): Lau, Te-Li (Author), Johnson, Luke Timothy (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1540960145 ISBN-13: 9781540960146 Publisher: Baker Academic OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Paul's Letters - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament |
| Dewey: 227.06 |
| LCCN: 2019031876 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Our culture often views shame in a negative light. However, Paul's use of shame, when properly understood and applied, has much to teach the contemporary church. Filling a lacuna in Pauline scholarship, this book shows how Paul uses shame to admonish and to transform the minds of his readers into the mind of Christ. The author examines Paul's use of shame for moral formation within his Jewish and Greco-Roman context, compares and contrasts Paul's use of shame with other cultural voices, and offers a corrective understanding for today's church. Foreword by Luke Timothy Johnson. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lau, Te-Li: - Te-Li Lau (PhD, Emory University) is associate professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, where he has taught for over ten years. He is also the author of The Politics of Peace: Ephesians, Dio Chrysostom, and the Confucian Four Books. |