Sin
Published on 1. June 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
178 pages
978-0-8264-5184-2 (ISBN)
Description
The concept of sin has become unfashionable in the modern world. In a society which claims to be psychologically sophisticated, explanations for human behaviour tend to diminish human responsibility. In the age of Myra Hindley, Dennis Nielsen and the murder of Jamie Bulger, these issues are urgent issues by any reckoning. Hugh Connolly argues for a renewed sense of sin that he believes will lead to our greater moral and spiritual wellbeing. He examines our understanding of sin, going back to the pre-Christian era and rescuing what is best from the past. Along the way, he tackles St Augustine, Martin Luther, Calvin but also looks at examples from literature, philosophy and contemporary culture. The biblical tradition is also examined with great care.
Reviews / Votes
"As a start to renewing our thinking about sin in an informed and Christian way, it succeeds." --New Directions "Connolly's book is a good introduction to thought about sin in the immediate post-Vatican II period." --Vivian Boland, The Tablet 26/10/02 "Hugh Connolly, author of the well-known The Irish Penitentials (1995), draws on his considerable expertise in moral theology to develop a synthetic account of sin that will meet contemporary needs...C. [Connolly] consistently interweaves incisive summary insights that build toward his own constructive argument. It's value [the book's] rests in its clear and concise distillation of the meaning of sin as it has developed over the course of the Judeo-Christian tradition." -Theological Studies * Blurb from reviewer *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
232 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-5184-2 (9780826451842)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Hugh Connolly
Sin
E-Book
07/2010
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€35.49
Available for download
Person
Hugh Connolly is Vice-President and Lecturer in Moral Theology at Maynooth College. He is a Roman Catholic Priest.
Content
The reality of sin; biblical reality; historical reality; physical reality; spiritual reality.