What is it about?
God is very much present in the public domain in Indonesia. Even so, honesty and integrity are absent in public practices, especially with regard to the high number of corruption cases. Biblical communities show that the two character traits were originally inseparable in a shame-based society when acted out as both personal and public conscience by doing what God wanted them to do. In the development of Christian theology, and also specifically in Indonesian context, the two emotions became separated. Such separation has led to the evidential lack of both of these emotions and has shown to be inoperative in the convicted corruptors in Indonesia. Anton Houtepen says that we can trace God from operative emotions. The lack of emotions of shame and guilt shows that public religiosity does not correlate with the presence of God in public practices in Indonesia.
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Why is it important?
It explains the reason why people committed criminal act yet without remorse: guilt nor shame.
Perspectives
It is a part of my larger research, that tries to anwer the question, which emotion play the more important role in forgiveness, is it about releasing guilt or returning honor.
Dr. Binsar J Pakpahan
Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Jakarta
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This page is a summary of: Shameless and Guiltless: The Role of Two Emotions in the Context of the Absence of God in Public Practice in the Indonesian Context, Exchange, February 2016, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/1572543x-12341383.
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