48. Defending Shame with Te Li Lau

About this sermon

We think of shame as destructive, manipulative, and toxic. And it can be all those things. But shame can also be a powerful and healthy part of our moral formation. In this fascinating conversation, Kevin talks to Te-Li Lau, a professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, about his recent book Defending Shame: It’s Formative Power in Paul’s Letters. Together, Kevin and Te-Li explore the pervasiveness of our therapeutic assumptions, the central theme of shame throughout the Bible, and good and bad ways to think about shame in our own lives. Chapters: Introduction and Sponsor [0:00-1:28] Guest Intro: Te Li Lau [1:29-8:44] Positive Shame? [8:45-11:43] Defining Shame [11:44-17:28] East vs. West [17:29-25:36] Shame vs. Guilt [25:37-35:26] Is God a Bully to Use Shame? [35:27-40:48] The Solution for Shame [40:49-47:50] Paul's Use of Shame [47:51-55:43] Reintegrative Shame Theory [55:44-1:00:22] Modern Objections to Shame [1:00:23-1:05:39]

Topics

• Forgiveness