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How to Eat and Drink “Unworthily” (1 Cor 11:27)

By HonorShame Posted on May 14, 2025 Posted in Bible, ethics, Uncategorized 7 Comments Tagged with 1 Cor, communion, Eucharist, Paul ethics

In 1 Cor 11:27, Paul says, “Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily is culpable of the body and the blood of the Lord” (Ὥστε ὃς ἂν ἐσθίῃ τὸν ἄρτον ἢ πίνῃ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦ …

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New Book: One New Humanity

By HonorShame Posted on April 17, 2025 Posted in Resources No Comments

This is an excerpt from a new book by Kristin Caynor and Werner Mischke, One New Humanity: Glory, Violence, and the Gospel of Peace, which is available at Amazon and William Carey Publishing. Consider Peter’s visit in Joppa to the …

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History of HS Missiology

By HonorShame Posted on January 20, 2025 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Chris Flanders (Abilene Christian University) has written an excellent article about the development of honor-shame in evangelical missiology in the last 50 years. You can read the open-source publication at: http://ojs.globalmissiology.org/index.php/english/article/view/2910 This article will be helpful for people doing research …

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Discussion Questions for Honor-Shame

By HonorShame Posted on November 22, 2024 Posted in Uncategorized 4 Comments

Adults learn best by practicing and engaging with material. So, when I teach honor-shame, I strive to incorporate non-lecture activities at least 30% of the time. Last week, I led a 10-hour training on honor-shame. Usually, I would use various …

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5 Levels of Honor-Shame Understanding

By HonorShame Posted on October 24, 2024 Posted in Uncategorized 1 Comment

People approach honor-shame in five different ways. These can be organized as stages people progress through as their understanding grows. The five phases are painted with a broad brush, and each person has their own learning journey. Yet, here is …

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Lectures by Dr. Te-Li Lau

By HonorShame Posted on October 14, 2024 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

On Thursday, November 7, Dr. Te-Li Lau Trinity Evangelical Divinity School will present research about emotion and shame in Paul. You may join us in Abilene, Texas, or register for free to join online. To stream the lectures, register at https://acu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8z0mpw_SS5WoxWzUhJ03eA#/registration …

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Honor and Anger

By HonorShame Posted on September 25, 2024 Posted in Culture, ethics 12 Comments Tagged with anger, emotions, ethics

There is a connection between honor and anger. Anger is an intense emotion of annoyance and displeasure that leads to hostility and combat. Something happens, you feel displeased, then you react aggressively. Anger is an aggressive reaction to stress, a …

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Update Bibliography on Honor-Shame

By HonorShame Posted on March 19, 2024 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments Tagged with bibliography, resources

Dr. Chris Flanders (Abilene Christian University) has provided an invaluable service to anyone interested in honor-shame, especially researchers—a thorough bibliography of publications on honor and shame. The list includes cultural, biblical, theological, and missiological works. You can access the Zotero …

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New Honor-Shame Book on Galatians

By HonorShame Posted on January 31, 2024 Posted in Uncategorized 1 Comment

This post is an short excerpt from Mark Baker’s new book, Freedom From Religiosity and Judgmentalism: Studies in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. The book interprets Galatians through the lens of charis (grace/gift), honor-shame, and centered-church theory, all topics he …

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A Revealing Letter about Ancient Christianity

By HonorShame Posted on November 28, 2023 Posted in Honor, Resources, Uncategorized 3 Comments Tagged with ethics, history, Honor

After Constantine converted to Christianity in AD 312, every Roman emperor was Christian (at least nominally). This fact is remarkable, considering both the great pride Romans had long placed in worshiping their Gods and the fact the (Eastern) Roman Empire …

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Free Biblical Training Program In Asia Minor

By HonorShame Posted on November 15, 2023 Posted in Bible, Uncategorized 1 Comment

I am part of a biblical training program based in Asia Minor that teaches the historical and cultural backgrounds of the New Testament. The week-long program visits many biblical sites in Turkey. This is a funded study trip for Bible …

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Videos from Honor-Shame Conference

By HonorShame Posted on November 7, 2023 Posted in Resources, Uncategorized 3 Comments Tagged with contextualization, Singapore Bible College, videos

The School of Theology at Singapore Bible College recently hosted a symposium, “Contextual Issues of Honor & Shame in Spiritual Formation.” The lectures from this 3-day event are available to watch via YouTube. Every presentation was outstanding and continues to …

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Free Online Honor-Shame Conference (Sept 11–13)

By HonorShame Posted on September 6, 2023 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

The Singapore Bible College is hosting the conference “Contextual Issues of Honor & Shame in Spiritual Formation” September 11–13, 2023, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (GMT + 8:00). The conference can be attended in person or online for free. Click here …

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Patronage in 1 Clement

By HonorShame Posted on July 12, 2023 Posted in patronage 1 Comment Tagged with 1 Clement, early Chruch, Jesus as benefactor, patronage

The early Christian letter of 1 Clement was written from the church in Rome to the Corinthians around AD 90. The long epistle admonished the divided Corinthians to reunite under their appointed leaders. Though it did not become part of …

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A Sermon about Honor

By HonorShame Posted on June 29, 2023 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

If you’re looking for a sermon that will grow your understanding of honor (especially in American culture), I recommend “A Community of Honor in a Culture of Contempt” by John Mark Comer. In the sermon, Comer explores the idea of …

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An Ancient Speech about Honor and Shame

By HonorShame Posted on May 11, 2023 Posted in Culture, NT, Resources 1 Comment

A speech about Dio Chrysostom reveals how honor and shame worked in the first century.

Biblical Field Studies in Turkey

By HonorShame Posted on April 5, 2023 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with training

I am part of a new training program based in Asia Minor for training people from the Majority World in the historical and cultural backgrounds of the New Testament. Since many subscribers this blog live and work in parts …

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Shame-Conviction and Guilt-Conviction

By HonorShame Posted on November 16, 2022 Posted in Shame 8 Comments

Christopher Flanders (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is associate professor of missions at Abilene Christian University. He served as a missionary in Thailand for eleven years. This post is from his recent article This post is based on his article, “Bringing …

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deSilva’s Classic Book, 2nd Ed.

By HonorShame Posted on November 9, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

David deSilva’s book Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity is a sort of cult classic in terms of honor-shame and NT backgrounds. I still remember reading the book on a camping trip in 2006 and thinking on each page, “This makes so …

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Seeking God’s Face—A New HS Book with Practical Reflections

By HonorShame Posted on September 29, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

Jackson Wu and Ryan Jensen have authored a new book, Seeking God’s Face: Practical Reflections on Honor and Shame in Scripture. Many people will enjoy the devotional and challenging content. This post is one of the 101 practical reflections. …

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