this issue
next article in this issue

Document Details :

Title: Shame in the Context of Sin
Subtitle: Augustine on the Feeling of Shame in De civitate Dei
Author(s): WU, Tianyue
Journal: Recherches de Théologie et Philosophie Médiévales
Volume: 74    Issue: 1   Date: 2007   
Pages: 1-31
DOI: 10.2143/RTPM.74.1.2022835

Abstract :
The topic of shame has attracted little attention in Augustinian scholarship. This article will provide a detailed analysis of Augustine’s case studies of Lucretia’s rape and Adam’s act of covering himself after the Fall in De ciuitate Dei. It will be argued that Augustine’s subtle depiction of shame-feeling in the context of guilt and sin offers us an illuminating interpretation of shame and its intimate relation to personal identity.

Download article