Original Sin
Original Sin - in Christian theology, the sin of Adam, by which all humankind fell from divine grace. Saint Augustine was the fundamental theologian in the formulatiom of this doctrine, which states that the essentially graceless nature of humanity requires redemption to save it. The purpose of baptism is to wash away original sin and to restore the individual to an innocent state, although Read More...
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Original Sin
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Original Sin: A Disputation, in First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life
by Edward T. Oakes. 9 pgs.
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Christianity in Jewish Terms (Chap. 12 "Sin and Repentence: 'Turn Us to You and We Shall Return': Original Sin, Atonement, and Redemption in Jewish Terms")
by Tikva Frymer-Kensky, David Novak, Peter Ochs, David Fox Sandmel, Michael A. Signer. 444 pgs.
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Bound to Sin: Abuse, Holocaust, and the Christian Doctrine of Sin (Chap. 2 "Speaking Morally? The Case of Original Sin")
by Alistair McFadyen. 255 pgs.
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John Locke and the Problem of Depravity (Chap. 1 "Original Sing before Locke")
by W. M. Spellman. 246 pgs.
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Kierkegaard as Theologian: The Dialectic of Christian Existence (Chap. II "The Dialectic of Sin")
by Louis Dupre. 229 pgs.
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The Philosophy of Jonathan Edwards: A Study in Divine Semiotics (Chap. V "The Ontology of Original Sin")
by Stephen H. Daniel. 212 pgs.
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Catholicism: The Story of Catholic Christianity (Discussion of original sin begins on p. 185)
by Mario Farrugia, Gerald O'Collins. 409 pgs.
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The Freedom to Say "No"? Karl Rahner's Doctrine of Sin, in Theological Studies
by Ron Highfield. 21 pgs.
