Face of Forgiveness: A Pastoral Theology of Shame and Redemption by Jamieson (En

Description: Face of Forgiveness by Jamieson The atoning work of Christ is at the center of Christian thought, yet many followers of Christ often struggle with offering or receiving forgiveness. Distinguishing between shame and guilt, Philip Jamieson reveals weaknesses in traditional Western atonement models and offers several strategies to help Christians understand the fullness of Gods forgiving work. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Jesus tells Peter to forgive "not seven times, but seventy-seven times" (Matt 18:22), and the atoning work of Christ is at the center of Christian thought. Yet many followers of Christ often struggle with offering or receiving forgiveness.The Face of Forgiveness seeks to address this dilemma and present a way forward. Utilizing contemporary distinctions between shame and guilt, Philip Jamieson shows how traditional Western atonement models have frequently failed to deal adequately with the full extent of Christs victory. Jesus Christ has answered the problem of both human guilt and shame. It is only in facing Christ that we find our sins forgiven and receive a new identity. The author concludes by offering several strategies to aid Christians in understanding and appropriating the fullness of Gods loving and forgiving work. Author Biography Philip D. Jamieson (PhD, Boston College) is president of the United Methodist Foundation for the Memphis and Tennessee Annual Conferences. He is coauthor of Ministry and Money with Janet Jamieson. He is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and formerly taught pastoral theology at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. Table of Contents Acknowledgments1. Whatever Happened to the Forgiveness of Sins?2. Covering Our Nakedness: Healing Through Therapy3. Guilt and Shame4. Opened Eyes and Downturned Faces5. The Shame of the Cross6. "As One from Whom Others Hide Their Faces . . ."7. Living Before Christs FaceEpilogue: Answer to JaneNotesBibliographyGeneral IndexScripture Index Review "Philip Jamieson has written a very important book. Here is pastoral theology built on the ministry of the triune God of grace as understood within the ecumenical sweep of classical theology. In particular, here is pastoral theology in close dialogue with the atonement developed in trinitarian and incarnational terms. Jamieson recasts the work of pastoral care as helping each other face Christ who is Gods assurance of Gods love for us. The issue all along—shame—has been fear of the loss of love. With this book Jamieson stakes out a bold claim for pastoral theology as theology, and as such, thankfully, can attest to the redemption of shame as we behold ourselves in the eyes of Christ." -- Andrew Purves, Jean and Nancy Davis Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary"In this fine little book, Jamieson offers a Christ-centered reframing of forgiveness that shows how shame exceeds guilt as humanitys worst predicament before God and one another, and how the face of Christ provides the best therapeutic remedy. A good example of both pastoral theology and Christian psychology, the work strongly reflects a scripturally-driven agenda and the authors Christian theological tradition, both of which shape how contemporary psychology is skillfully interpreted and appropriated, while noting its worldview biases and limitations. Highly recommended." -- Eric L. Johnson, Lawrence and Charlotte Hoover Professor of Pastoral Care, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary"Philip D. Jamiesons work The Face of Forgiveness is a wise and winsome account of a theme often neglected in pastoral care and theology. Jamieson contends that it is not simply sin and guilt that tears at human hearts and minds. Shame is just as destructive, for it pierces who we are. This book is theologically rich, pastorally insightful and carefully written. At the heart of the book, scholars and pastors will find a deep trinitarian account of how Christs incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension heal human shame. Jamiesons profound and compelling work is pastoral theology at its best, drawn from a deep well of scholarship and wide-ranging pastoral practice." -- Elmer M. Colyer, professor of systematic theology, Stanley Professor of Wesley Studies, The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary"Phil Jamiesons The Face of Forgiveness offers a helpful theological distinction between guilt and shame. Jamieson effectively unveils some of the limitations of our therapeutic methods in dealing with the reality of our sin and brokenness and redirects us through a trinitarian perspective to a more wholistic model of healing. In particular, his description of atonement theories and exegesis of the cross is refreshing in giving substantive and spiritual impetus to the pastoral task of reconciliation. This book contains the necessary blend of prophetic and pastoral guidance to challenge and deepen our faith practice in the gospel work of redemptive healing." -- Davis Chappell, senior pastor, Brentwood United Methodist Church"Jamieson joins others in noting that society is abandoning talk of sin. Rather than only pointing the finger outward he explores how Christian theology itself has contributed to this loss. He engagingly weaves together input from social science, theological reflection and pastoral application. Connecting the cross to shame is imperative in our context today. This book is a good place to start or a means of adding new insights to an atonement theology that addresses shame." -- Mark D. Baker, Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary"Fleming Rutledge tells of a friend in her neighborhood who stayed away from church because she would have to look up at that big cross they have behind the altar with that figure of Christ hanging on it. It would upset me terribly (Bread and Wine). Philip Jamieson hits the nail precisely on the head of this scandal of the cross that provoked such shame and outrage in the first centuries of Christianity in Greco-Roman culture. Jamieson sketches a convincing, gripping picture of contemporary American culture, which is riddled with and crippled by what he describes as the Kingdom of Shame—a society that yet remains clueless to this dominion of misery that undergirds and attends humanitys alienation from God and fellow human beings. As it turns out, Rutledge could never persuade her friend to identify the shame she felt looking at the public execution of Jesus with her own failings, weaknesses, or flaws, or dare she add, her own shame! In Jamiesons beautifully woven tapestry of Gods redemption of human shame and shamelessness, this pastoral theologian shows the church how to recapture the scandal of the cross by reclaiming the face of the crucified Christ—bearing and breaking under the weight of all of humanitys shame-filled behavior, yet never turning away from the sunken faces of their godforsakenness in his solidarity with them. God was in Christ being shamed to death for humanitys sake. To look up and gaze upon this face is to become transformed by the love that not even the rupture of godforsakenness within the relations of Father–Son–Holy Spirit could finally overcome. Jamiesons The Face of Forgiveness is a godsend to a church desperately in need of the forgiving grace of this saving face!" -- David P. Moessner, A. A. Bradford Chair of Religion, Texas Christian University"The Face of Forgiveness is a beautifully conceived and engagingly written book that, although firmly rooted in Protestant theological tradition, offers much food for thought and reflection to Catholic theologians. Highly recommended for seminary and academic libraries collecting material in theology and ministry." -- Thomas M. Dousa, Catholic Library World, December 2016 Long Description Jesus tells Peter to forgive "not seven times, but seventy-seven times" (Matt 18:22), and the atoning work of Christ is at the center of Christian thought. Yet many followers of Christ often struggle with offering or receiving forgiveness.The Face of Forgiveness seeks to address this dilemma and present a way forward. Utilizing contemporary distinctions between shame and guilt, Philip Jamieson shows how traditional Western atonement models have frequently failed to deal adequately with the full extent of Christs victory. Jesus Christ has answered the problem of both human guilt and shame. It is only in facing Christ that we find our sins forgiven and receive a new identity. The author concludes by offering several strategies to aid Christians in understanding and appropriating the fullness of Gods loving and forgiving work. Review Text "The Face of Forgiveness is a beautifully conceived and engagingly written book that, although firmly rooted in Protestant theological tradition, offers much food for thought and reflection to Catholic theologians. Highly recommended for seminary and academic libraries collecting material in theology and ministry." Review Quote "The Face of Forgiveness is a beautifully conceived and engagingly written book that, although firmly rooted in Protestant theological tradition, offers much food for thought and reflection to Catholic theologians. Highly recommended for seminary and academic libraries collecting material in theology and ministry." Details ISBN0830840990 Short Title FACE OF FORGIVENESS Language English ISBN-10 0830840990 ISBN-13 9780830840991 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 234.5 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-05-16 Subtitle A Pastoral Theology of Shame and Redemption UK Release Date 2016-05-16 Place of Publication Illinois Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2016-05-16 NZ Release Date 2016-05-16 US Release Date 2016-05-16 Author Jamieson Pages 184 Publisher InterVarsity Press Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,US Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129979429;

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