Guilt and the search for fulfillment
By: LeRoy H. Aden
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9781610975421
Subjects: Confession; Guilt; Christianity; Self-esteem
Description: We know guilt, if at all, by the message of badness that it seems to communicate to us. LeRoy Aden notes that our tendency is to silence the message, when in fact we need to listen to our guilt feelings carefully. A better understanding of the nature and operation of guilt and guilt feelings will help us evaluate the negative and the positive roles that they play in our search for fulfillment. In this book Aden examines real-life situations as well as literary works to illuminate the concrete details of this struggle with guilt and guilt feelings. He finds that sense of guilt can warn us when we lose our way and can put us back on the road to restored relationships and genuine fulfillment when we heed its call.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116) .
Table of contents: title: Transgression guilt; title: Negation guilt; title: Ultimate guilt; title: Inside guilt feelings; title: Distortion of guilt feelings; title: Games we play with guilt feelings; title: Inside shame; title: Guilt feelings : a road to fulfillment; title: The cost of guilt and the gift of God.