The Depleted Self: Sin in a Narcissistic Age

by Donald Capps

Overview

Donald Capps argues that traditional theologies of guilt are unable to address those gripped by shame and calls for a different pastoral approach in counseling and ministry. He makes the case that a reformulation of the theology of sin is needed, explaining that "the time has come for us to recognize that taking care of our selves—this once-in-a-lifetime gift—is emphatically not a self-indulgence, but a moral imperative."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800625870
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	01/01/1993
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Donald Capps is William Harte Felmeth Professor of Pastoral Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

1. Whatever Became of Sin?

2. The Narcissistic Self

3. The Deadliest Sins of Our Narcissistic Age

4. Sin in a Shame-Based Theology

5. Expressive Individualism as Scapegoat

6. The Making of the Depleted Self

7. Countering the Jonah Complex