A history of sin : its evolution to today and beyond / John Portmann.

Author/creator Portmann, John
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2007.
Descriptionxxii, 239 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Catholic Church--Doctrines. --History.
Sin--Christianity. --History of doctrines.

Contents Sin fatigue : the dilution and demotion of sin -- Atonement fatigue -- Catholic masturbation and modern science -- Virginity : almost a sin? -- Modern sins -- The sins of our fathers : paying for affirmative action -- The best we can do.
Review "In A History of Sin, John Portmann argues that especially since September 11, the reality of sin has made a strong comeback and that even liberal Christians, who have downplayed the notion of sin, have to take the fact of personal evildoing seriously. Starting in the present, Portmann loops back into the past to outline the key moments in the history of sin from the ancient Greeks and Israelites through Jesus and Paul to Augustine and Dante and up to the present."--Jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2007000382
ISBN9780742558137 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN0742558134 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BT715 .P66 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold