Original Blessing : Putting Sin in Its Rightful Place /

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Of the world's three major religions, only Christianity holds to a doctrine of original sin. Ideas are powerful, and they shape who we are and who we become. The fact that many Christians believe there is something in human nature that is, and will always be, contrary to God, is not just a prob...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shroyer, Danielle, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sin > Biblical teaching.
Sin > Christianity > History of doctrines.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : elevator pitch
  • I. Awakening to blessing
  • Blessing is like bulletproof glass
  • Blessing is God's prerogative
  • Original sin is unnecessary and unhelpful
  • A tale of two boxes and a golden thread
  • II. Revisiting the garden
  • Let's all take a deep breath about Genesis
  • God's actions speak loudly of blessing
  • You can't rush happily ever after
  • III. Rethinking Sin
  • East of Eden
  • We're blankets, not sheets of steel
  • We all live downstream
  • Bodies, babies, and baptism
  • IV. Rediscovering Jesus
  • Why do we need Jesus?
  • Why the cross is a blessing
  • V. Living into blessing
  • Practice, not perfect
  • Serpents, doves, and eyeglasses.

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