The Gravity of Sin: Augustine, Luther and Barth on 'Homo Incurvatus in Se'

by Matt Jenson

Matt Jenson argues that the image of being 'curved in on oneself' is the best paradigm for understanding sin relationally, that it has sufficient explanatory breadth and depth to be of service to contemporary Christian theology. He looks to Augustine as the Christian source for this image in his various references to humanity's turn to itself, though the threads of a relational account of sin are not drawn together with any systematic consequence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567031381
• ISBN13: 9780567031389
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"