HonorShame, Author at Honor Shame

3 Problems with The Culture Test Results

By HonorShame Posted on April 4, 2018 Posted in Culture, Ministry, Shame 7 Comments Tagged with GSF, the culture test

I developed The Culture Test in 2013 to help people better understand cultures. The test is generally helpful in that regard—in five minutes people can get a snapshot of any culture. To help people learn about cultural differences, it is …

3 Problems with The Culture Test Results Read more »

New Resource: Interactive Global Map of Culture Types

By HonorShame Posted on March 28, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

If you like maps and cultures, you will love the new Interactive Global Map of Culture Types. This interactive map visualizes the anonymous data from 25,000+ results from The Culture Test. Of all the resources I have developed at HonorShame.com, …

New Resource: Interactive Global Map of Culture Types Read more »

Guilt, Shame & Fear: Revisited

By HonorShame Posted on March 21, 2018 Posted in Shame, Shame & Fear: Revisited, Spirituality, Uncategorized 4 Comments Tagged with GSF, guilt-shame

The notion of guilt, shame, and fear cultures has become a common topic in mission conversations. Ministry organizations and teams around the world are discussing the topic. Four years have passed since I published The 3D Gospel and developed TheCultureTest.com. …

Guilt, Shame & Fear: Revisited Read more »

“Honor Restored”—New Evangelism Tool from Cru

By HonorShame Posted on March 14, 2018 Posted in Bible, Resources 6 Comments Tagged with cru, resource

Last summer several Cru staff members attended the Honor-Shame conference in Wheaton. After the conference, they began discussing and designing a new honor-shame evangelism tool that could used in a smart-phone app. Their new tool “Honor Restored” launched in December …

“Honor Restored”—New Evangelism Tool from Cru Read more »

The Honor of Salvation – 11 Tozer Quotes

By HonorShame Posted on March 7, 2018 Posted in Bible, Honor, salvation, Spirituality No Comments Tagged with history, salvation, spirituality, Tozer

In The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer offers powerful insights about the role of shame in sin and honor in salvation. The following quotes are from Chapters 8 and 9 of the book, which is available for free in PDF and Kindle. Chapter …

The Honor of Salvation – 11 Tozer Quotes Read more »

Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies: Recent Issue on Honor-Shame

By HonorShame Posted on February 28, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

The latest issue of Asian Journal Pentecostal Studies focuses on “Biblical Refections on Shame and Honor in Asia.” The entire issue can be downloaded for free at http://www.apts.edu/aeimages/File/AJPS_PDF/18-1Rev-Interior-file-vol-21-1.pdf. The articles include: Amanda Shao-Tan, “Spirituality for the Shamed Tsinoys with Disabilities: The Shamed Jesus in …

Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies: Recent Issue on Honor-Shame Read more »

6 Great Sermons on Shame & Honor

By HonorShame Posted on February 21, 2018 Posted in Spirituality, Theology, Wesetern 4 Comments Tagged with bible, sermon, shame, teaching

People often ask me about good sermons on the topic of shame, but there are not very many. Recently I’ve listened to an amazing 6-part sermon series “He Covers Our Shame” by Dr. Beau Hughes at The Village Church of …

6 Great Sermons on Shame & Honor Read more »

A Hermeneutics of Honor: John Chrysostom

By HonorShame Posted on February 14, 2018 Posted in Bible, Theology 1 Comment Tagged with bible, hermeneutics, history, scripture

John Chrysostom, the archbishop of Constantinople (353–407), was famous for his eloquent preaching (the moniker Chrysostomos means “golden-mouthed”). His eighty-eight exegetical homilies on the Gospel of John read much like a social-science commentary. I will explain a few ways that …

A Hermeneutics of Honor: John Chrysostom Read more »

The Patronage Symposium: 3 Quick Must-Knows

By HonorShame Posted on February 6, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with patronage

The Patronage Symposium will gather people to examine the gospel for patron-client contexts. To learn more, visit www.HonorShame.com/patronage. Here are three related announcements: 1. Registration Ending Soon (Feb 10) The Patronage Symposium will be limited to ~40 people to foster substantive …

The Patronage Symposium: 3 Quick Must-Knows Read more »

Paul’s Honor Ethic in 1 Corinthians

By HonorShame Posted on January 31, 2018 Posted in ethics, Honor, Resources, Shame, Theology, Wesetern No Comments Tagged with 1 Corinthians, morality, Pauline, SEANET

Honor and shame are innately social and cooperate realities. For this reason, an honor-centric morality prioritizes relational harmony and communal edification, as seen in Pauline theology. John Barclay says, “Paul’s redefinition of honor thus gives prestige to such traits that …

Paul’s Honor Ethic in 1 Corinthians Read more »

4 Problems with Guilt-Based Morality

By HonorShame Posted on January 17, 2018 Posted in Culture, ethics, Resources, Wesetern 13 Comments Tagged with guilt-based, morality, problems, SEANET

Western theologians and missionaries often assume that “guilt-based” morality is ethically superior. This, I believe, is a dangerous assumption. A guilt-based approach to ethics has several shortcomings that limit its moral effectiveness, particularly in collectivistic contexts. These limitations do not …

4 Problems with Guilt-Based Morality Read more »

New SEANET Book for Buddhist Contexts

By HonorShame Posted on January 10, 2018 Posted in Culture, Honor, Resources, Shame No Comments Tagged with anxiety, Buddhist, contextualization, SEANET

Paul deNeui is Professor of Missiology at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago. He recently edited Restored to Freedom from Guilt, Shame, and Fear: Lessons from the Buddhist World (SEANET 13; William Carey Library, 2017; TOC here). This post is …

New SEANET Book for Buddhist Contexts Read more »

Register Now for The Patronage Symposium

By HonorShame Posted on January 3, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Jackson Wu says patronage is “the most overlooked aspect of honor-shame cultures.” I believe patronage is also the most frustrating aspect of cross-cultural relationships. In other words, patronage is an issue we must address. In recent decades secular anthropologists and …

INFOGRAPHIC: How Cultures Clash (B/W version)

By HonorShame Posted on December 20, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

One of the most popular posts here at HonorShame.com is the infographic “Culture Vantage Points: How West and East (Mis)Perceive Each Other’s Cultural Values.” Since many people use it as a teaching resource, I developed this black/white version that is …

INFOGRAPHIC: How Cultures Clash (B/W version) Read more »

Uncovering the Power of Shame

By HonorShame Posted on December 6, 2017 Posted in Bible, Culture, ethics, Shame, Spirituality No Comments Tagged with repentance, shame, spirituality

Guest Samuel Albert is Editor in Chief of www.ChristianMusicAndHymns.com. The Bible has a whole vocabulary to do with shame, reproach and disgrace. There are over 10 Hebrew words that translate these words into English, but they have been almost evacuated …

Uncovering the Power of Shame Read more »

The Patronage Symposium (Oct 2018)

By HonorShame Posted on November 30, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Please considering joining us at the: Patron-client relationships were foundational in the world of Scripture. Plus, the dynamics of status, benefaction, generosity, reciprocity, loyalty and gratitude remain foundational in societies today. Yet the realities of patronage remain ignored in theological and missional conversations. This symposium will …

The Patronage Symposium (Oct 2018) Read more »

Esther 1 (HSP)

By HonorShame Posted on November 15, 2017 Posted in Bible, Honor-Shame Paraphrase 4 Comments Tagged with esther, honor-shame paraphrase, HSP, OT

Here is an honor-shame paraphrase of Esther, chapter 1. This is excerpted from the new book Esther: An Honor-Shame Paraphrase, available as Kindle or PDF for $2.99. A long time ago, the king of Persia was a man named Ahasuerus. His glorious kingdom included 127 provinces from …

Esther 1 (HSP) Read more »

Esther: An Honor-Shame Paraphrase (new book)

By HonorShame Posted on November 8, 2017 Posted in Honor-Shame Paraphrase No Comments Tagged with esther, HSP, OT

The second title—Esther—in the Honor-Shame Paraphrase series is now available. Esther: An Honor-Shame Paraphrase costs $2.99 on Kindle and PDF. Readers often misinterpret Scripture for a simple reason—our culture is very different from the ancient cultures of the Bible. For example, Westerners …

Esther: An Honor-Shame Paraphrase (new book) Read more »

The Reformation: 3 Honor-Shame Facts

By HonorShame Posted on November 1, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized 3 Comments Tagged with history, Luther, Reformation

The dynamics of honor and shame influenced the events of the Reformation, especially in the early years. This post sheds light on the social context surrounding the theological controversies that shook the Western world 500 years ago. 1. The German …

The Reformation: 3 Honor-Shame Facts Read more »

Search This Site

Author: HonorShame