Forsaking the Fall

Original Sin and the Possibility of a Nonlapsarian Christianity
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-38813-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 481 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Analytic and Systematic Theology

Forsaking the Fall argues along exegetical, theological, and philosophical lines that the doctrines of the Fall and Original Sin need not be understood as integral components of orthodox Christianity.

By engaging biblical studies, systematic theology, and analytic philosophy, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of the most important issues at play in the Original Sin debate, as well as offers a set of tools for helping readers to think critically about the essence of the Christian faith and its relation to Original Sin. Crucially, it lays the theoretical groundwork for an orthodox nonlapsarianism and advances a novel theory vis-à-vis the Fall and Original Sin in Christian theology.

This innovative and provocative book will be of interest to scholars of theology and philosophy, specifically analytic theologians and philosophers of religion.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spencer, Daniel H

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: The Fall and Original Sin in Scripture and Tradition 1. Original Sin: A Historical and Theological Retrieval 2. Genesis 2–3 and the ‘Fall of Man’ 3. Romans 5:12–21: Adam or Christ? Part 2: Orthodoxy without Original Sin? 4. Sin: The Biblical Understanding 5. Concerning a Nonlapsarian Theodicy: Whence Sin? 6. Salvation: Means and End 7. On Orthodoxy Conclusion. Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel H. Spencer received his PhD from the School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews, UK. He is a minister in the Church of Scotland, having served most recently at Menzieshill Parish Church, Dundee.