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Cleansing The Soul By Hurting The Flesh: The Guilt-Reducing Effect Of Pain

March 10, 2011 by

Lent in the Christian tradition is a time of sacrifice and penance. It also is a period of purification and enlightenment. Pain purifies. It atones for sin and cleanses the soul. Or at least that's the idea...

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