Sin, shame, and the subject

In this chapter I revisit construals of sin and shame, beginning with a moment of auto‐investigation. I then set this data in conversation with historical, theological, and philosophical configurations of shame to reconceive sin and shame. I describe sin as curvatus ex carne (turning from the flesh)...

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Published in:Dialog : a journal of theology Vol. 62; no. 3; pp. 270 - 276
Main Author: Jorgenson, Allen G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Gettysburg Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2023
Subjects:
Emotions
Ethics
Exegesis & hermeneutics
Sin
ISSN:0012-2033, 1540-6385
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Summary:In this chapter I revisit construals of sin and shame, beginning with a moment of auto‐investigation. I then set this data in conversation with historical, theological, and philosophical configurations of shame to reconceive sin and shame. I describe sin as curvatus ex carne (turning from the flesh) to signal sin as a refusal of both our embodied existence and a commodification of the land on which it lives. I then use a carnal hermeneutic to argue for a positive understanding of discerning shame as a resource for an ethical life that contrasts with shame of disgrace.
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ISSN:0012-2033
1540-6385
DOI:10.1111/dial.12821