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Public Theology Project

Grace in the Age of Guilt

Rules and moral codes won’t save us in an era of judgment, hate, and superego. What will save us is mercy.

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Since When Did Pleasing God Become an Unattainable Ideal?

His servants aren’t meant to feel like spiritual failures.

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Can Westerners Atone for Their Sins Without Breeding Resentment and Ingratitude?

An imaginary soirée with Douglas Murray, the Christian-friendly agnostic author of “The War on the West”.

Shame Has Many Causes—and One Remedy

How to find freedom from cycles of navel-gazing and self-loathing.

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Shame Off You: How God’s Love Lifts the Guilt of Trauma

The gospel message redeemed my childhood pain.

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Is There a Tiny Puritan Living in Your Head? Tell Him to Get Lost.

God has set a feast for us in the world, and we shouldn’t feel guilty about savoring it.

Review

Shame Is Often Toxic and Harmful. Sometimes, It’s Just What We Deserve.

A Christian philosopher pushes back on attempts to rid ourselves of this unloved emotion.

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Grief Can Weigh You Down, but It Doesn’t Have to Pull You Under

Shawn Smucker’s latest novel explores the burden of unresolved regret and the healing power of sacrificial love.

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Her Son Took up Heroin. She Was the One Whose World Unraveled.

A mother’s meditation on sin, guilt, and the grace of self-doubt.

There’s More to Romans Than Personal Salvation

How Western readers miss the meaning of Paul’s letter—and how an Eastern perspective can correct the imbalance.

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