A History of Sin: How Evil Changes, But Never Goes Away

by John Portmann

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742558134
• ISBN13: 9780742558137
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 9.4"