Clothing

Contents

v contents series foreword •• David H. Jensen vii preface •• David H. Jensen xi introduction: the mirror moment 1 Clothing as Spiritual 3 Playing the Devil’s Advocate 5 What’s in a Name? 10 Overview of the Book 14 1 ••  vulnerability and the human condition 19 Vulnerability as a Fact of Life 22 What to Wear? 30 Good Stress 37 Bad Stress 44 2 ••  the path to perfection is the road to destruction 53 Who Am I to Judge? 56 Perfectionism: The Eighth Deadly Sin? 59 The Trouble with Hand-Me-Downs 64 Outsourcing Sin 74 The Roads Not Taken 80 vi • contents 3 ••  redeeming fashion 83 Spiritual Resources for Embracing Vulnerability 84 Getting Naked with Jesus 99 Making Vulnerability Fashionable 110 notes 117 suggestions for further reading 121 reader’s guide 123 ...