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Update Bibliography on Honor-Shame

By HonorShame Posted on March 19, 2024 Posted in Uncategorized 1 Comment 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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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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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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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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Developing Communities with Redefined Honor & Shame

By HonorShame Posted on July 6, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Mark Baker’s new book, Centered-Set Church: Discipleship and Community without Judgementalism, will be helpful for anyone interested in developing healthy church communities. The problem is that many churches are really good at drawing lines. As a result, some people learn …

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Defending Shame

By HonorShame Posted on May 25, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

Guest Dr. Te-Li Lau is an Associate Professor of New Testament at TEDS and author of Defending Shame: Its Formative Power in Paul’s Letters (Baker Academic, 2020), from which this post draws. We live in an age where many consider shame …

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Confronting Lying in HS Cultures

By HonorShame Posted on May 19, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Ajith Fernando has published a recent article titled “Confronting Lying Biblically in Honour- and Shame-Oriented Cultures” (Evangelical Review of Theology, 2022) This a topic many people struggle to address with truth, wisdom, and love. As he has for decades, Ajith …

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John Owen on Salvation from Shame

By HonorShame Posted on May 11, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized 1 Comment

The 17th-century English Puritans had an intense commitment to biblical teaching on sin, salvation, and genuine conversion. They brought their attention to both the guilt-innocence and honor-shame themes in Scripture. Just as for the guilty sinner in the hands of …

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Mercy in Honor-Shame Contexts

By HonorShame Posted on April 13, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Charles R. Harle (MS, Oregon State University) lived and taught ESL for a year in China then for 18 years worked with colleges and universities in China to recruit, train and place native English speaking ESL teachers. The Oxford Languages …

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Hospitality: The Theological Meaning

By HonorShame Posted on February 16, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

Hospitality—the welcome and provision of guests and strangers—was important in the ancient world. It remains an important aspect of honor-shame cultures. The previous post explained what hospitality accomplishes at a social level. This post introduces the NT teaching on hospitality. …

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Hospitality: The Social Meaning

By HonorShame Posted on February 9, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized 3 Comments

Hospitality is a significant aspect of honor-shame cultures. Many people know this through personal experience. When you visit someone from a Majority World culture, you receive a lavish and generous welcome. Besides the quality of hospitality, the quantity is also …

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The 3D Gospel in 11 Languages!

By HonorShame Posted on September 22, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

The 3D Gospel is now available in 11 different languages. I am grateful for the global interest and eagerness of translators to complete the projects. Most interesting to me is the variety of cover designs. The visual styles reflect how cultures …

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Paul & and the Power of Grace (Book Review)

By HonorShame Posted on September 8, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

John Barclay’s Paul & the Gift (Eerdmans, 2015) has been widely hailed as “the most important book” in New Testament studies in 40 years. Now, for the benefit of many, Barclay has published an accessible and practical version—Paul & the …

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An Update about HonorShame.com

By HonorShame Posted on August 25, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized 4 Comments

The tagline for HonorShame.com is “resources for Majority World ministry.” The aim of the website and blog has been to equip people with ideas and resources to better understand the pivotal roles of honor-shame in culture, theology, and ministry. From …

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