The Weight of Sin: Islam, Anselm and Barth

Muslim thinkers have often criticized Christians for a morbid view of sin, for a limited view of human capacity, and for insisting that only the death of Jesus could solve humanity's sin problem. This article scrutinizes and affirms Christians' penchant for taking sin very seriously, again...

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Main Author: Neely, Brent (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Paternoster Periodicals 2023
In: Evangelical review of theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 158-176
IxTheo Classification:BJ Islam
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NBE Anthropology
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Summary:Muslim thinkers have often criticized Christians for a morbid view of sin, for a limited view of human capacity, and for insisting that only the death of Jesus could solve humanity's sin problem. This article scrutinizes and affirms Christians' penchant for taking sin very seriously, against the background of the challenges posed by a group of prominent Muslim thinkers.
ISSN:0144-8153
Contains:Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology