Original Sin A Cultural History

ISBN-10: 0060783400

ISBN-13: 9780060783402

Edition: 2008

Authors: Alan Jacobs

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Essayist and biographer Alan Jacobs introduces us to the world of original sin, which he describes as not only a profound idea but a necessary one. As G. K. Chesterton explains, "Only with original sin can we at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." Do we arrive in this world predisposed to evil? St. Augustine passionately argued that we do; his opponents thought the notion was an insult to a good God. Ever since Augustine, the church has taught the doctrine of original sin, which is the idea that we are not born innocent, but as babes we are corrupt, guilty, and worthy of condemnation. Thus started a debate that has raged for centuries and done much to shape Western civilization.…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/29/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.01" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction


Six Stories


The African Bishop


Some Dreadful Thing No Doubt


The Feast of All Souls


A Few Words About the Devil


The Wicked, but Not Very


More Hateful than Vipers


New Worlds


The Confraternity of the Human Type


The Two-Headed Calf


In the Genes


Afterword


Acknowledgments


Bibliographical Essay