Sin: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Derek R. Nelson

Book Overview

Christianity concerns itself with salvation. 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. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567542750
• ISBN13: 9780567542755
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"