Original Sin: A Cultural History – The Christian Doctrine and Centuries-Long Debate on Human Nature, Evil, and Self-Understanding
by Alan Jacobs
Alan Jacobs examines original sin as both a Christian doctrine and a subject of sustained cultural debate. Focusing on human nature, evil, and self-understanding, this history explores how a powerful religious idea has influenced the ways people have interpreted themselves and the world around them.
About This Book
Original Sin explores the Christian doctrine of original sin as an enduring idea about human nature.
Alan Jacobs traces the doctrine’s place in a centuries-long debate about evil and moral responsibility.
The book considers how this concept has shaped questions of self-understanding across time.
This cultural history offers a focused examination of a major religious and philosophical theme.
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