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I read this line in Robin Stockitt\u2019s Restoring the Shamed: Towards a Theology of Shame<\/em> (Cascade Books, 2012).<\/p>\n

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Later, he adds, \u201cIf this is how our status before God is depicted then the \u201csolution\u201d to our damaged status must turn around questions that deal with either the punishment or the remission of that guilt. It is an entirely logical chain of reasoning, yet one is left with the impression of a cosmos that is constructed around a cold, mathematical system of legal exchange,\u201d (Kindle Locations 856\u201359).<\/p>\n

Any thoughts?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"