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Book review: Toxic Shame in the Church: LGBT+ Christians at the edges of belonging by Brenda Hopkins; A Philosophy of Shame: A revolutionary emotion by Frédéric Gros

Book review: Toxic Shame in the Church: LGBT+ Christians at the edges of belonging by Brenda Hopkins; A Philosophy of Shame: A revolutionary emotion by Frédéric Gros

Thursday, January 8, 2026
SHAME has come into focus in recent years, forced to the surface by social media, identity politics, concern about mental health, the prevalence of narcissism, and awareness that we human beings really aren’t very good at handling our power or res...