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Item Open Access Healing of shame in the Christian faith community: a Korean perspective(University of the Free State, 2006-11) Park, Chin-Tae; Janse van Rensburg, JohanEnglish: The purpose of this study is to identify the shame that Koreans suffer from, and suggest that pastoral caregivers and the Christian faith community, in a Korean context, can help the recovery of the fragmented or depleted self, which has been caused by shame experiences, through forgiveness and acceptance by grace, by creating a healthy autonomy as the foundation of healthy growth and through the Christian faith community as a healing agent and healing ground. For the benefit of this study, the second chapter illustrates the phenomenon of shame. In this chapter, there is a discussion of a basic understanding of shame in the light of a phenomenological perspective and a psychological perspective. We find that shame is a source of a pathogenic force in the development and maintenance of various clinical disorders. In chapter three, the discussion focuses on Koreans’ experiences of shame in the light of a socio-cultural perspective and the Korean family system. It is pointed out, that in Korea, people learn to know shame in their earliest, most influential educational institution, the family. This occurs through “poisonous pedagogy” and/or “shame-bound parenting” or “toxic parenting.” Chapter four provides an understanding of shame from the perspective of a psychoanalytic understanding of shame. In this chapter an understanding of shame, in order to gain a good understanding of the shame issue of Koreans, is discussed based on the explanations given by Freud, Keren Horney, Alice Miller and Kohut’s self-psychology in relation to failed aspirations and ideals, plaguing and unsatisfactory early-object relationships, and narcissistic manifestations with shame at their core. In chapter five, there is a discussion on a biblical perspective of shame. In this chapter, we see how both the Old and New Testament address the issue of shame and find the ultimate solution of shame through the salvation of Jesus Christ. Chapter six provides some theological perspectives on shame based upon the investigations of the views of John Patton, Lewis Smedes, James Fowler, and Donald Eric Capps. These theologians; especially Capps’ view of shame, provides a theological foundation for a discussion of the healing of shame in a Korean context. In chapter seven, the discussion focuses on the method of healing shame in a Korean context, especially, healing shame through forgiveness and acceptance by grace, and by creating a healthy autonomy as the foundation of healthy growth. This is followed by a discussion of the faith community as a healing agent and healing ground. Lastly, in chapter eight, the discussion is about “how to” heal shame in a Korean context: how pastoral caregivers and counselors can be involved in the healing process, and the implications of this approach for pastoral care in a Korean context.