In Praise of Shame
After an overdose of local news a few nights ago, I went onto Amazon and typed in “shame.” As I expected, all I could find were books about overcoming shame, how to move beyond it. The top hit was Healing the Shame that Binds You, but there were many more: Letting Go of Shame or Healing the Shame We Don’t Deserve, and so on.
But isn’t there shame that we do deserve? What about learning to live with shame that is almost unbearable? Isn’t it precisely by becoming harrowingly aware of our...
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Dr. Daniel Gordis is Senior Vice President of the Shalem Center, where he is also a Senior Fellow. He is a regular columnist for the Jerusalem Post, and a frequent contributor...
