The Wounded Heart of God. The Asian Concept of Han and the Christian Doctrine of Sin.
Nashville. Abingdon Press. 1993. Stock ID #174744 "Traditional doctrines of sin and salvation centre primarily on the moral agency of the sinner. While the focus adequately describes the responsibility of individuals for their sinful attitude's and actions, it fails to deal adequately with the pervasive reality of the suffering of the victims of sin. When referring to this item please quote stockid 174744.
202pp, endpapers a touch foxed on extremities, edges and covers a little foxed, spine a touch lightened, otherwise a good paperback copy.
Andrew Sung Park addresses the long-standing imbalance by drawing on the Korean concept of han. Han is the relational consequences of sin; it is the scar which results in victims from the sin of those who have wronged them.
The author asserts that one cannot grasp the full meaning of the sin and guilt of sinners until one has looked at the han and shame of their victims. If reconciliation with God and with other humans is to take place, not only must one's sin be repented and one's guilt forgiven, nut the han of those who have been wronged must be healed, and the shame which results from that wrong be erased." - Publisher's description.
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