Schonenberg, S.J.

Man and Sin.

London/ Melbourne, Sheed and Ward, 1965. 19.6cm x 13cm. ix, (1) 205 pages. Original illustrated softcover (Paperback). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Includes for Example: The Essence of Sin/ The Vocabulary of Holy Scripture/ Sin is Against God Himself/ Sin Proceeds from our Freedom/ Summarizing Description of Sin/ Sin unto Death- Mortal Sin- Venial Sin/ Analogy of Sin and Physical Evil/ The Sequels of Sin/ Sin Itself as Punishment/ The Inability to Love/ The Inclination to Evil/ Loneliness and Anxiety/ The Sin of the World and Its Components/ The Actions Which Belong to the Sin of the World/ The Situation Caused by Sinful Acts/ The Innermost Core of the Sinful Situation/ Original Sin Implied in Scripture/ The Explicitation of Original Sin/ The Official Teaching of the Church About Original Sin/ A Summary of the Docrinal Statements/ Original Sin and The Sin of The World etc.

What room- if any- does modern evolutionary theory leave for a doctrine of original sin? Is it helpful, is it even relevant, to persist in presenting a view of personal, individual sin, now that we know most human suffering to be due to complex causes, and eradicable only be concerted social action? These are questions which arise spontaneously in a post-Darwinina, post-Marxian world, and they constitute the ‘existential’ point of departure for Fr. Schoonenberg’s radical re-examination of the whole ‘problem’ of sin. By returning to the biblical source of our doctrine, he succeeds in restoring a view of sin as primarily collective and historical. Just as salvation is by faith through incorporation into Christ’s body, the living and historical church, so sin is essentially a personal entering into the historical body of those who have rejected Christ. Since the later theological development of original sin is also open to the same collective, historical interpretation, Christian teaching on sin emerges as not only compatible with, but in fact complementary to, modern evolutionary and sociological theory. And in this context of collectivity, individual sin makes good sense.

• Language: English
• ISBN: 0722172538
• Inventory Number: 41185AB

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