The Dark Side of the Soul
Bloomsbury Continuum (Verlag)
978-1-4729-0081-4 (ISBN)
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‘Sin’ is an old-fashioned word for some startlingly contemporary problems. Far from being about trivial naughtiness or seedy self-indulgence, it’s about the financial scandals that have rocked our world, and most of the ills that beset us today.
In clear and accessible language, Cherry shows that the traditional Christian concept of sin is a vital tool in understanding what is wrong with human beings. Far from leading people into a guilt-trap, ‘sin’ is a healthy and truthful word that can help to set us free.
Human beings are neither intrinsically evil nor congenitally inclined to virtue, but many of the problems and predicaments that trouble us today can be better understood, and more effectively resolved, if their deeper roots are taken into account.
In this fresh interpretation, the author shows that, for example, our economic problems, and our fixation on financial criteria in decision-making, can be understood through the twin lenses of avarice and lust. Our obsessive busyness is a manifestation of sloth; and our desire to control, and our perfectionism, are outworkings of spiritual pride.
Crucially, although sin is an important and necessary word for people to understand and come to terms with, it is never, in the Christian worldview, the last word.
Stephen Cherry is Dean of King's College, Cambridge, UK. He is the best-selling author of Barefoot Disciple, the Archbishop of Canterbury's 2011 Lent Book (Continuum, 2010), and Healing Agony (Continuum, 2012).
Author's Note
Prologue: The Viciousness of Vice
1 The Dark Side of the Soul
Studying Sin
Naming Evil
As a Bee Produces Honey
Murky Border Country
2 The Deadlies
A Little List
From Thoughts to Vices
Not Quite So Simple
3 Naughty, but Nice
Gluttony
Intoxication
Talkativeness
4 Vicious Regards
Snobbery
Vanity
Pride
Adjectiveness
Envy
5 Impossible Ideals
Hypocrisy
Defensiveness
Certainty
Perfectionism
6 Temporal Disjunctions
Sloth
Boredom
Busyness
Nostalgia
7 Tragic Desires
Lust
Greed
Insatiability
Control
8 Malicious Tendencies
Cruelty
Rage
Revenge
9 The Web of Sin
Sin Suits its Times
Six Clusters of Vice
10 Demon Wrestling: A Practical Guide
Types of Temptation
Answering Back
Seven Tactics for Demon Wrestling
Epilogue: All Shall Be Well
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.2.2016 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 313 g |
Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
ISBN-10 | 1-4729-0081-2 / 1472900812 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4729-0081-4 / 9781472900814 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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