Fallen: A Theology of Sin (Theology in Community)

by Christopher W. Morgan; Robert A. Peterson; Douglas J. Moo

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2013

Overview

From marital infidelity to global war, the world is obviously broken, leaving people desperate to find an explanation for our universal sin problem. In the latest addition to the Theology in Community series, Christopher W. Morgan and Robert Peterson have assembled an interdisciplinary team of evangelical thinkers to explore the biblical doctrine of sin from a variety of angles. Among other contributors, popular scholar D. A. Carson discusses the contemporary significance of sin; seasoned professor Paul House details sin in the Old Testament law, prophets, and writings; and New Testament expert Douglas Moo explores sin from Paul’s vantage point. This team of top-notch scholars offers modern readers a comprehensive overview of this oft-neglected, biblical theme so that readers might learn to live better in a sinful world.

Key Features

• Grounds content in both Old and New Testaments
• Explore’s the biblical doctrine of sin from a variety of angles
• Provides content accessible to pastors, students, and laypeople alike

Contents

• “Sin’s Contemporary Significance” by D. A. Carson
• “Sin in the Law” by Paul R. House
• “Sin in the Former and Latter Prophets and the Writings” by Paul R. House
• “Sin in the Gospels, Acts, and Hebrews to Revelation” by Robert W. Yarbrough
• “Sin in Paul” by Douglas J. Moo
• “Sin in the Biblical Story” by Christopher W. Morgan
• “Sin in Historical Theology” by Gerald Bray
• “A Theology of Sin for Today” by John W. Mahony
• “Satan, Sin, and Evil” by Sydney H. T. Page
• “Sin and Temptation” by David B. Calhoun
• “Repentance That Sings” by Bryan Chapell

Top Highlights

“One simply cannot make sense of the Bible without a profound and growing sensitivity to the multifaceted and powerful ways the Bible portrays sin.” (Page 28)

“In short, the first and most obvious contemporary significance to preaching a robust doctrine of sin is that it confronts the almost universal absence of such teaching. In other words, the first contemporary significance of biblical teaching on sin is not that it meshes nicely with contemporary worldviews and therefore provides a pleasant way into thoughtful interaction but precisely that it confronts the painfully perverse absence of awareness of sin.” (Page 34)

“Sin is so serious and so pervasive in the world that God’s redemptive work is the only antidote for it.” (Page 41)

“Paul ultimately defines sin not in relationship to the law but in relationship to God.” (Page 115)

“In much of the Western world at the moment, however, there is very little culture-wide consensus on right and wrong, good and evil, holiness and sin, while tolerance has been elevated to the highest spot in the moral echelon.” (Page 36)

Praise for the Print Edition

These essays provide a very thorough mapping of sin’s ugly reality. Rarely do we meet such realism as we find here.

—J. I. Packer, board of governors’ professor of theology, Regent College

In this fine little volume, Morgan and Peterson provide an excellent one-stop treatment of the doctrine of sin. As we have come to expect with all of the volumes in the Theology in Community series, Fallen treats the doctrine of sin biblically, theologically, historically, and pastorally. This text should work very nicely for undergraduate or graduate students.

—Bruce Ashford, provost, dean of faculty, and associate professor of theology and culture, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Fallen: A Theology of Sin
• Authors: Christopher W. Morgan, Robert A. Peterson, Douglas J. Moo
• Series: Theology in Community
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 320
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Sin › Christianity
• Resource ID: LLS:FALLEN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T03:12:26Z

About the Editors

Christopher W. Morgan is professor of theology and dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University. He holds a PhD from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary and is the author and editor of several books including Hell under Fire.

Robert A. Peterson holds a PhD from Drew University and is professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the author and editor of numerous books including Calvin and the Atonement.