Forsaking the Fall: Original Sin and the Possibility of a Nonlapsarian Christianity

ISBN-13: 9781032388137 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 256 str.

UK) Spencer Daniel H. (University of St. Andrews

Opis

Forsaking the Fall argues that the doctrines of the Fall and Original Sin need not be understood as integral components of orthodox Christianity. Innovative and provocative, it will be of interest to scholars of theology and philosophy, specifically analytic theologians and philosophers of religion.

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgements  Introduction  Part 1: The Fall and Original Sin in Scripture and Tradition  1. Original Sin: A Historical and Theological Retrieval  2. Genesis 2–3 and the ‘Fall of Man’  3. Romans 5:12–21: Adam or Christ?  Part 2: Orthodoxy without Original Sin?  4. Sin: The Biblical Understanding  5. Concerning a Nonlapsarian Theodicy: Whence Sin?  6. Salvation: Means and End  7. On Orthodoxy  Conclusion.  Bibliography  Index