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Robert Elder (PhD, Emory) is Assistant Professor of History at Valparaiso University. His book The Sacred Mirror: Evangelicalism, Honor, and Identity in the Deep South, 1790-1860 (UNC Press, 2016) explores the role of honor-shame among antebellum southern evangelicals. This is …

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David deSilva and Jackson Wu have released new teaching videos about honor and shame in the Bible. These are great resources for people wanting a deeper, biblical understanding of honor and shame. Click the links or images below to watch on …

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HonorShame.com offers ministry resources and blog articles, FOR FREE. So, that means you have a small social debt to repay. I’ve offered you a few gifts (cognitive, not tangible), and now I’m knocking on your door…for a 77-second survey!Though I …

You Owe Me…a 77-Second Survey! Read more »

This 3-page document “GLOBAL INSIGHTS for Leading and Ministering in Honor-Shame Contexts” compiles the very best reflections from the recent online learning forum at Synergy Commons.The concise format makes all the ideas accessible and stimulating. This could be used as a discussion tool for …

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Evil and suffering are a P.R. nightmare for God. “How could there be a God when … ?” You’ve heard the arguments. Apparently, God is not being God, and this requires some explanation. The answer to the question of why …

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In this short video “Stolen Cattle,” Dr. Mark Baker (Professor of Mission and Theology, Fresno Pacific University) tells an inspiring story about proactive peacemaking, restorative justice, and missional honoring. Farmers of a Mennonite colony in Paraguay were losing their cattle to …

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The book The 3D Gospel is now available in French (L’Évangile en 3D) and Russian (3D Евангелие). They are each $7.99 at Amazon. I’m particularly excited for how these works may be used in the many Francophone and Russian-speaking regions of the …

L’Évangile en 3D (FR) & 3D Евангелие (RU) are here!! Read more »

Guest Joseph Hellerman (Ph.D., UCLA) is Professor of NT Language and Literature at Talbot School of Theology. His publications, both scholarly and practical, examine aspects of honor and shame in the New Testament. This post adapts portions of his latest book, an …

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Evangelicals commonly perceive shame as just subjective and personal, thus negating the theological and objective dimensions of shame. In this recent post (reposted with permission), Jackson Wu offers a more complete view of both guilt and shame. This topic is crucial, since …

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Chris Flanders (Ph.D. Fuller) is Director of the Halbert Institute of Missions at Abilene Christian University. He lived 11 years in Thailand doing church planting, and has published About Face. What does honor & shame look like in your context? Honor/shame is like gravity. It is everywhere, it …

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Westerners are allergic to honor. For example, the United States Constitution (1.9.8) forbids using titles of nobility as honorifics. America passed a law making honoring people illegal (ironic, huh?!).A reader recently emailed me this comment that echoes how most Western Christians think …

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Amazon.com is currently discounting The 3D Gospel by 40%. Individual paperbacks are $5.50, and qualify for free, 2-day shipping! Now is the time to get it yourself, or share with others who might be interested…or, should be interested. I am not …

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The last post explained the differences between individualism and collectivism. Here are three fun images on that topic. The first two are from The Far Side by Gary Larson, and portray two people with individualistic inclinations in collectivistic contexts. This third image …

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