原罪の歴史：9.11を超えて A History of Sin : How Evil Changes, but Never Goes Away

Portmann, John

Rowman & Littlefield（2007/05発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 264 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780742558137
• DDC分類 205

基本説明

Reveals how some kinds of sin, such as usury, have faded or undergone radical transformation, and how other activities, such as slavery, polygamy, gender inequality, etc., have come to the regarded as sinful.

Full Description

In A History of Sin, John Portmann argues that especially since 9/11, the reality of sin has made a strong comeback, and he believes 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 then 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 on up to the present.

A History of Sin reveals how some kinds of sin, such as usury, have faded or undergone radical transformation, and how other activities, such as slavery, polygamy, gender inequality, etc., have come to be regarded as sinful. In this highly readable volume, Portmann examines how our changing understanding of sin impacts today's society.

Contents

1 Introduction — Sin Today
Chapter 2 Sin Fatigue: The Dilution and Demotion of Sin
Chapter 3 Atonement Fatigue
Chapter 4 Catholic Masturbation and Modern Science
Chapter 5 Virginity: Almost a Sin?
Chapter 6 Modern Sins
Chapter 7 The Sins of Our Fathers: Paying for Affirmative Action
Chapter 8 The Best We Can Do