Sin Bravely: A Joyful Alternative to a Purpose-Driven Life

by Mark Ellingsen

Book Overview

Mark Ellingsen dares you to go ahead and sin bravely In this refreshing and unique book, he challenges the religious legalism pervasive throughout American evangelicalism today and encourages a new understanding of what it means to be both a Christian and a human being. Equipped with the joyful, rebellious vision of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant reformation, and the latest in neuroscientific research, Ellingsen offers a new approach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826429645
• ISBN13: 9780826429643
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Apparently good argument

I'm not a scholar of religion, so I cannot comment on how the author used Luther's writings as the basis of his argument. That said, I find his argument interesting. He argues all human actions are tainted with sin. No matter how saintly the person, noble the cause, or dutiful the execution, humanity is never perfect. Given that, however, is not a fact that should make us despair. Rather, it is an indication that we need to give up on moralism. I put 'apparently' in the title because, as I said, I don't know enough history of Christianity & theology.