Beyond what may be an unintended over-personification of shame, as though ‘it’ were itself alive and ‘personally’ directing the reality of our IPNB lived experience, the book is OUTSTANDING, and Dr. Thompson’s learned, gracious approach that is always aimed at healing our broken and alienated/isolated lives brings a long overdue and necessary layer to what it means to be human. To be in Adam. And more importantly to be in Christ. It cannot be unintended that the Holy Spirit was pleased to ensure the frank, opening and cautionary salvo of Genesis 2:25, and then in so many places throughout Scripture to remind us of its far reaching (IPNB) and painful effects, and then in Christ to deal its death blow for our ‘already/not yet’ eschatological joy (Romans 10:11, et al). Among so many other helpful titles that could be mentioned, Myles Werntz’ recent release “From Isolation to Community” was for me a fitting corollary on this subject. By creational design, we need each other, and that need can only be fully (but yes, in this life only partially) realized in Christ. Thank you Dr. Thompson!