A History of Sin

A History of Sin
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-13 : 0742558134
ISBN-10 : 9780742558137
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Book Synopsis A History of Sin by : John Portmann

Download or read book A History of Sin written by John Portmann and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Portmann argues that especially since 9/11, the reality of sin has made a strong comeback. Even liberal Christians such as Bishop Sprong have to take the pervasiveness of personal evil doing seriously. The book starts off in the present and then loops back into the past to outline the key moments in the history of sin from the Ancient Greeks and Israelites through Jesus and Paul to Augustine and Dante and then back to the present day.


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