Sin: A Guide for the Perplexed - Softcover

Book 24 of 65: Guides for the Perplexed

Nelson, Derek R.

 
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Synopsis

<div><span style=font-family: Cambria;" lang="EN-US">Christianity concerns itself with salvation.<span> </span>But salvation implies something from which one must be saved, as reconciliation implies an estrangement and redemption a loss. The classical theological symbol naming the problem to which salvation is the solution is sin.<span> </span>Interpreting the meaning of sin, however, has become difficult for two reasons: sin has become a taboo subject in popular discourse, and has acquired an extremely broad meaning in recent theology.<span> </span>
<div> </div>Sin: A Guide for the Perplexed is intended as a mid-level, comprehensive introduction to the notion of sin and its significance for Christian theology.<span> </span>Nelson situates and interprets biblical material on sin, and then offers a lucid history of the doctrine.<span> </span>He elucidates Augustine's conception of original sin and defends it against its many caricatures.<span> </span>Special attention is paid to sin as an ordinary, yet highly interruptive, phenomenon in the lives of individuals.<span> </span>This is supplemented by a careful look at the non-individualistic dimensions of sin, and an appreciation of how sin relates to other key theological commitments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>"

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About the Author

Derek Nelson is Assistant Professor of Religion and Co-Director of the Thiel Global Institute, Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania, USA

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ISBN 10:  0567643670 ISBN 13:  9780567643674
Publisher: T & T Clark International, 2011
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