What's wrong with sin? : sin in individual and social perspective from Schleiermacher to theologies of liberation / Derek R. Nelson

• Autore: Nelson Derek R.
• Pubblicazione: London ; New York, : T & T Clark, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 202.2
• Soggetto topico: Sin
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-206) and index
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter I: Introduction -- Part I: Nineteenth Century Typology -- Chapter II: Ritschl's Critique of Schleiermacher on Individual Sin -- Chapter III: Finney and Nevin on Individual and Social Sin -- Part II: Twentieth Century Application -- Chapter IV: Individual and Social Sin in Selected Latin American Theologies -- Chapter V: Individual and Social Sin in Selected Feminist Theologies -- Chapter VI: Individual and Social Sin in Selected Asian Theologies -- Chapter VII: Conclusion --
• Sommario/riassunto: The 20th century witnessed a vast proliferation of conceptions of sin in Christian thought. One hallmark thereof has been an increased emphasis on the non-individualistic dimensions of human sin. It is suggested here that there have been two primary types of rejections of individualism in doctrines of sin in the last half-century, the "structural sin" type and the "relational self" type. The book concludes with recommendations drawn from the preceding analyses for further understanding of the social dimensions of sin: the need for clarifying the agential status of a "social structure;" the
• Titolo autorizzato: What's wrong with sin
• ISBN: 0-567-66067-2; 1-282-86787-3; 9786612867873; 0-567-05926-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459361403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II