Guilt: The Bite of Conscience
"Katchadourian's book is subtle, generous, and both informed and informative. It also has the rare merit of adhering to solid academic standards yet being accessible to a general literate audience .... Highly recommended."—H. Oberdiek,Choice"I am deeply impressed with the value of Katchadourian'sGuilt.  In an authentic tour de force, Katchadourian covers clinical, psychological, religious and legal aspects of the subject in historical context with analytical penetration.  He does so in depth and at the same time with lucidity and impeccable judgment.  Altogether, this is a book of profound and enduring value on a subject of fundamental importance in human experience."—David A. Hamburg, MD, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York"Religion is so often connected with guilt.  Herant Katchadourian does a masterful job of explicating the myriad dimensions of guilt within and well beyond theology.  He distinguishes its positive dimensions from its negatives.  He helps us separate it from many of its imposters, like clinical depression, while still elucidating its interaction with these other conditions.  Behind all is a deep concern for mature ethics, cleansing rationality, and profound religious sensibility."—Scotty McLennan, Dean for Religious Life, Stanford University