Language:
English
Year of publication:
1998
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
35,1 (1998) 41-62
Keywords:
Christianity and other religions Judaism 1945-
;
History
;
Judaism Relations 1945-
;
Christianity
;
Holocaust (Christian theology)
Abstract:
Utilizes the concepts of psychology which distinguish between "shame" (which promotes the disintegration of the self, thereby threatening the identity of the one who experiences it) and "guilt" (which confirms identity even while causing pain). Shame has to do with how one is seen by significant others. Christians have to deal with the shame resulting from Christianity's history of contempt for Judaism, yet not remain ashamed. They need to integrate shame into their being. When shame is present but not acknowledged, it causes alienation from the self. Dealing effectively with shame requires recognition by significant others followed by some sort of change in the relationship with the other that evokes the shame.
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