#596: TOB 27: The Imago Dei and the Origins of Shame

What it means to be 'naked' before God.

“I was afraid, because I am naked, and I hid myself.” So says Adam after God calls to him in the Garden. His answer expresses Adam’s shame, even if it does not precisely identify its origins. Shame is doubtlessly a kind of fear, a covering over of ourselves because we feel vulnerable and exposed. Adam names his nakedness as the grounds of his fear—but a…