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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Main Author: Roberts, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 1918
In: 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.
Contains:Enthalten in: The biblical world
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/476149