Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin - Brossura

Plantinga, Cornelius

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0802842186 ISBN 13: 9780802842183

Casa editrice: Eerdmans Pub Co, 1995

Riassunto

This timely book retrieves an old awareness that has slipped and changed in recent decades. The awareness of sin used to be our shadow. Christians hated sin, feared it, fled from it--and grieved over it. But the shadow of sin has now dimmed in our consciousness. Even preachers, who once got visibly angry over a congregation's sin, now speak of sin in a mumble.

Cornelius Plantinga pulls the ancient doctrine of sin out of mothballs and presents it to contemporary readers in clear language, drawing from a wide range of books, films, and other cultural resources. In smoothly flowing prose Plantinga describes how sin corrupts what is good and how such corruption spreads. He discusses the parasitic quality of sin and the ironies and pretenses generated by this quality. He examines the relation of sin to folly and addiction. He describes two classic "postures" or movements of sin -- attack and flight. And in an epilogue he reminds us that whatever we say about sin also sharpens our eye for the beauty of grace.

Su questo libro

Product Description:

"Plantinga's treatment of sin is comprehensive, articulate, and well written. It confirms the orthodox and neo-orthodox doctrine of sin, lavishly illustrates it from contemporary events, and plumbs depths in understanding sin's complexities and banalities...

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0802842186
• ISBN 13: 9780802842183
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 216