McFarland In Adam's Fall

A Meditation on the Christian Doctrine of Original Sin
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-2766-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Challenges in Contemporary Theology

This engaging and scholarly book offers refreshingly originalinsights into the contemporary relevance of the Christian doctrineof original sin - one that has inspired fierce debate for thelast two millennia.
* Challenges the many prevailing opinions about the Christiandoctrine of original sin, arguing that it is not only theologicaldefensible, but stimulating and productive for a life of faith
* Shows how it is possible to affirm the universality of sinwithout losing sight of the distinct ways in which individuals bothparticipate in and suffer the consequences of sinful behavior
* Balances historic and contemporary criticism with originaltheological arguments; combining the substance of a traditionalAugustinian doctrine of sin with the pastoral and social concernsof contemporary contextual theologies
* Provides a depth and range of engagement with contemporarycriticism of traditional doctrine that is lacking in other recenttreatments of the topic

Autoren/Hrsg.

McFarland, Ian A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Setting the Stage: The Problem of OriginalSin:.
1. Creation Gone Wrong: Thinking about Sin.
A Doctrine Grown Strange.
Biblical Configurations of Sin.
Contemporary Attempts to Reclaim Sin-Talk.
Original Sin and Actual Sin.
2. Original Sin as Christian Doctrine: Origins, Permutations,Problems.
The Emergence of the Doctrine.
The Augustinian Turn.
Augustinian Revisions.
Assessment.
Part II: Reconfiguring the Debate: Sin, Nature, and theWill:.
3. Augustine of Hippo: Willing and the Ambiguity ofDesire.
Augustine's Views in Outline.
Concupiscence: Humanity Internally Divided.
The Fall: Humanity Temporally Divided.
Assessing Augustine's Doctrine of the Will .
4. Maximus the Confessor: Willing Is Not Choosing.
Maximus' Christology in Context.
Dyothelite Christology in Outline.
Maximus' Analysis of the Will.
Maximus' Interpretation of Christ's Willing.
Anthropological Implications.
Conclusion.
5. The Status of Christ's Will: Fallen orUnfallen?.
The Question in the Tradition.
Preliminary Assessment.
The Problem of Christ's Will.
Theological Implications.
Part III: Reconstructing the Doctrine: Original Sin inChristian Practice:.
6. Original Sin and Human Nature: Solidarity in Sin.
Original Sin and the Damaged Will.
The Problem of the Origin of Original Sin.
Reconceiving the Ontology of Original Sin.
7. Original Sin and the Individual: Being a Sinner.
The Scope of Sin.
Sin and Agency.
From Actual Sin to Original Sin.
8. Original Sin and the Christian Life: ConfrontingSin.
From Original Sin to Actual Sin.
Original Sin as Unbelief.
Vocation and the Defeat of Sin.
Conclusion.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Ian A. McFarland is Associate Professor of SystematicTheology at Emory University's Candler School of Theology.McFarland studied theology at Union Theological Seminary in NewYork, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and YaleUniversity. He is the author ofDifference and Identity: ATheological Anthropology (2001) and The Divine Image:Envisioning the Invisible God (2005).