Christianity concerns itself with salvation.A But salvation implies something from which one must be saved, as reconciliation implies an estrangement and redemption a loss. The classical theological symbol naming the problem to which salvation is the solution is sin.A Interpreting the meaning of sin, however, has become difficult for two reasons: sin has become a taboo subject in popular discourse, and has acquired an extremely broad meaning in recent theology.A
A Sin: A Guide for the Perplexed is intended as a mid-level, comprehensive introduction to the notion of sin and its...