Is Shame Something to Resist—or to Reconsider? - Lecture 2
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February 4, 2026 · 30 min · Season 4 · Episode 2
About this episode
The episode explores the nature of shame, its impact on human behavior, and its moral implications as discussed in scripture.
What is shame, and why does it shape us so deeply? Shame is a shared human experience, yet we struggle to describe it. In some cases, we sense that we should not feel ashamed, and yet we do. In other cases of moral wrongdoing, a lack of shame, or at least the ability to experience it, is often deemed problematic. To be shameless is viewed as a moral deficiency in such circumstances. Scripture only deepens the complexity. Across both the First and Second Testame...
Topics covered
- shame
- moral wrongdoing
- human experience
- scripture
- emotional complexity
Keywords
- shame
- moral deficiency
- human experience
- scripture
- emotional complexity
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