Looking Shame in the Eye: A Path to Understanding, Grace and Freedom - Softcover

Cozens, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783599200 ISBN 13: 9781783599202

Publisher: IVP UK, 2019

Synopsis

What is shame and where does it come from? How can we break free and help others held in its vice-like grip? And what is the gospel when shame is the problem? Shame, humiliation and stigma are all around us. Online shaming reminds us of the power of shame, the crisis of self-worth, the weight of judgement and the need for freedom. At the same time, people are becoming less responsive to gospel messages about guilt, morality and sin. If we want to reach those around us and bring healing to their hurts, we need to speak their language: the language of shame. This book helps Christians to introduce 'shame thinking' into their own lives and the lives of those they disciple and evangelize. Above all, it shows how God's freedom can release anyone suffering from the debilitating grip of shame.

About this title

About the Author:

Simon Cozens is fascinated by the subject of shame, having examined it through Western eyes, but also seen its cultural effects in Japan where he worked as a missionary. Significantly, he has worked shame issues through in his own life. He lectures in cultural anthropology at the Worldview Centre for Intercultural Studies in Tasmania, and preaches and leads workshops on shame. Previously he was a church planter with WEC International. This book reflects his passion to help the shame-prone to find grace and a home.

About this edition

• Publisher: IVP UK
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1783599200
• ISBN 13: 9781783599202
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192