(Paperback)

Christianity concerns itself with salvation. 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. This work introduces the doctrine and understanding of sin in modern theology.

(Hardback)

Christianity concerns itself with salvation. 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. This work introduces the doctrine and understanding of sin in modern theology.

(Paperback)

Examines two primary doctrines of sin the 'structural sin' type and the 'relational self' type. This title includes chapters that track the development of Latin American liberation theologies of sin, analyse feminist and womanist writings on sin, and offer an analysis of selected developments in doctrines of sin from Asian Christian theologians.

(Hardback)

Offering an introduction to the discussion on the doctrine of sin, this book exposits and critiques two 19th century rejections of individualistic conceptions of sin. It tracks the development of Latin American liberation theologies of sin, including extensive analyses of Gutierrez, Segundo, Boff.