Sin: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Derek Nelson

Publisher:

T&T Clark

, 2011

Overview

Christianity concerns itself with salvation. But salvation implies something from which one must be saved, just as reconciliation implies an estrangement and redemption a loss. The classical theological term for 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 theology. Sin: A Guide for the Perplexed is intended as a mid-level, comprehensive introduction to the notion of sin and its significance for Christian theology. Nelson situates and interprets biblical material on sin, and then offers a lucid history of the doctrine. He elucidates Augustine’s conception of original sin and defends it against its many caricatures. Special attention is paid to sin as an ordinary, yet highly interruptive, phenomenon in the lives of individuals. This is supplemented by a careful look at the non-individualistic dimensions of sin, and an appreciation of how sin relates to other key theological commitments.

Product Details

• Title: Sin: A Guide for the Perplexed
• Author: Derek Nelson
• Series: Guides for the Perplexed
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Sin
• ISBNs: 9780567318176, 9780567542755, 9780567643674, 0567318176, 0567542750, 0567643670
• Resource ID: LLS:SINGDPRPLXD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:00:30Z

About Derek Nelson

Derek Nelson is assistant professor of religion and codirector of the Thiel Global Institute at Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania.