Most people will readily ackknowledge that sin and guilt form an all-too-familiar part of what it means to be human. This appears to be true, whether or not these experiences are thought to have a religious connotation. Why should this be so? And why do some people find it relatively easy to accept forgiveness (whether human or divine), while others remain gripped by a sense of remorse that nothing seems to eradicate? These are questions that confront...