ethics Archives - Honor Shame

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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“In Christ” as a Communal Ethic

By HonorShame Posted on June 10, 2020 Posted in ethics, Theology 5 Comments Tagged with community., ethics, in christ

I remember reading Neil Anderson’s The Bondage Breaker as a new believer. The long list of “who I am in Christ” statements was powerful. Knowing my position is essential to the Christian life. But have you ever noticed how those …

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“Westerners Don’t Believe in Sin!”

By HonorShame Posted on October 9, 2019 Posted in ethics 26 Comments Tagged with ethics, West

Guest contributor Dr. Cultir Pundit is an East Asian missions leader. He blogs at www.GuiltInnocence.com, a website equipping Global Christians for ministry in the Western guilt-innocence cultures. Westerners believe in guilt, but not in sin. The other day I was …

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Can Public Shaming Be Good?

By HonorShame Posted on October 2, 2019 Posted in ethics, Honor, Spirituality, Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with church, ethics, morality, shaming

Guest Dan Braga is a church planter in San Diego, CA. He is an M.A. student at Western Seminary (Portland) where I recently taught a course. This post is Dan’s response to the question, “Can public shaming be a good …

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The Morality of Patronage

By HonorShame Posted on September 25, 2019 Posted in ethics, patronage 3 Comments Tagged with ethics, giving, patronage

For many cultures, the reciprocal generosity of patronage is a moral obligation. Patrons must give favors and clients must give thanks, lest they jeopardize their own reputation and the unifying fabric of society. So when an affluent person fails to …

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Top Books on Honor-Shame Ethics

By HonorShame Posted on September 11, 2019 Posted in ethics 1 Comment Tagged with ethics

A stream of 21st-century philosophers are rehabilitating honor in philosophical discourse. Even the collaborative website www.HonorEthics.org is “devoted to the study of honor as an ethical value.” These philosophers argue how honor and shame can be redemptive moral values. As one …

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Shaming

By HonorShame Posted on August 28, 2019 Posted in ethics 2 Comments Tagged with ethics, shaming

Shaming people can be a powerful tool for changing behavior and establishing norms. Jennifer Jacquet (Professor of Environmental Studies at New York University) in Is Shame Necessary?: New Uses for an Old Tool explains how people can shame selectively and …

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How to Shame…Biblically

By HonorShame Posted on August 14, 2019 Posted in ethics 4 Comments Tagged with ethics, shame

People who act shamelessly should incur a sense of shame.The apostle Paul explicitly shamed fellow believers, on several occasions: I say this to your shame. (1 Cor 6:5) I say this to your shame. (1 Cor 15:34) Take note of …

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New Series: Ethics in Honor-Shame Cultures

By HonorShame Posted on August 1, 2019 Posted in ethics 1 Comment Tagged with ethics

Honor-shame is a moral system. Collectivistic cultures use honor and shame to define and enforce ethics. This claim may seem strange to Westerners, who generally assume that guilt-cultures believe in right and wrong, but shame cultures do not. This idea …

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New Training Video about Ethics and Discipleship

By HonorShame Posted on March 1, 2017 Posted in Communication, Culture, ethics, Honor, Ministry, Missiology, Resources, Spirituality, Wesetern 2 Comments Tagged with ethics, morality, resource, training, video

“Transforming Honor” is a new training video about biblical ethics, morality, and discipleship in honor-shame cultures. My aim with this video is to (1) transform Western misconceptions about honor cultures and (2) transform honor into a positive source for moral change. The 33-minute resource is …

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Honor in the Modern World

By HonorShame Posted on December 7, 2016 Posted in Resources No Comments Tagged with ethics, resource, review, West

The new book Honor in the Modern World: Interdisciplinary Perspectives explores the role of honor in modern societies. This book addresses the important question: How can honor be compatible with liberalism?Here is the book description:After a century-long hiatus, honor is back. Academics, pundits, and …

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Is “Redskins” a Racial Slur, or Honor?

By HonorShame Posted on May 30, 2016 Posted in Culture, ethics, Honor 2 Comments Tagged with culture, ethics, Honor, sports

The NFL team in America’s capital is called the Washington “Redskins.” Is that a racial slur against Native Americans? Recent conversations in this heated debate revolve largely around the moral ideal of honor. Here’s the story.Native American leaders have argued …

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The Meaning of God’s Grace

By HonorShame Posted on January 20, 2016 Posted in Bible, Culture, Honor, NT, Theology 2 Comments Tagged with community., ethics, Galatians, grace, Honor, Paul

Dr. John Barclay is Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at Durham University. His latest book Paul & The Gift (Eerdmans, 2015) is being hailed as “pioneering” and “ground-breaking.” At the recent Society of Biblical Literature, several people called it “the most important book on Pauline …

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The Apostolic Honor Code (1 Pet)

By HonorShame Posted on August 19, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor, NT, Spirituality 6 Comments Tagged with 1 peter, discipleship, ethics, honor code, NT

How does God’s Kingdom reshape morality and ethics in honor-shame contexts?The most common proposal for Christian’s ethics in shame-based contexts is something like, “People should not care about other people’s opinions, but just do what is right. Get rid of all vestiges …

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Do You Want to Change the World?

By HonorShame Posted on August 5, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor, Relationships, Spirituality No Comments Tagged with culture, ethics, honor code, ministry

“Honor is very important in bringing about change in the world.” If you want to bring about change in the world, I suggest this engaging 3 ½ minute video “The Honor Code” with Princeton professor Anthony Kwame Appiah.In his book …

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HonorEthics.org

By HonorShame Posted on June 29, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor, In The News, Ministry, Resources No Comments Tagged with ethics, Honor, resources

HonorEthics.org is an interdisciplinary academic website devoted to the study of honor as an ethical virtue. Those working to develop a biblical ethic and theology for honor-shame contexts will want to follow this blog. I learned about HonorEthics.org when they posted, …

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