The War and the Doctrine of Sin
Robert Browning somewhere declared his faith in Christianity because it refused to accept a superficial optimism as to human nature but rather "pointed its dart at the head of a lie and taught original sin." Wrongdoing and sin are not quite synonymous. You have to be religious in order to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1918
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The biblical world
Year: 1918, Volume: 52, Issue: 3, Pages: 280-286 |
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| Summary: | Robert Browning somewhere declared his faith in Christianity because it refused to accept a superficial optimism as to human nature but rather "pointed its dart at the head of a lie and taught original sin." Wrongdoing and sin are not quite synonymous. You have to be religious in order to believe in sin. If our personal experiences cannot help us into this religious mood we shall not get the full value of our moral experience. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The biblical world
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/476149 |