The Concept of Sin

This 1912 book was intended to redress the vague and inconsistent conceptions of sin in the early twentieth century.

F. R. Tennant (Author)

9781107605145, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 February 2012

292 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.7 cm, 0.32 kg

First published in 1912, this book by F. R. Tennant was intended to redress the vague and inconsistent conceptions of sin that were popularly held at the beginning of the twentieth century. Tennant maintained that for any ongoing debate to remain meaningful, it was imperative that definitions of key terms should keep pace with discussion. Therefore his study aimed at providing a clear, logical definition of what sin in Christian doctrine represented, whilst also bringing to bear the importance of ethics and psychology to any modern understanding of the subject.

Preface
1. The need for a perfect concept of sin
2. The connotation of 'sin' in the sources of Christian doctrine
3. The moral standard: sin and imperfection
4. Apprehension of moral law: sin and ignorance
5. The conflict of impulse and reason: sin and the material of sin
6. Volitional activity: sin and temptation
7. Moral accountability: sin and guilt
Appended notes: A. Practical difficulties attending the application of the concept of sin
B. On the 'explanation' of sin
C. The universality of sin and the difficulty of sinlessness
D. On exaggeration in language concerning sin
E. The decay of the sense of sin
Index of authors referred to.

Subject Areas: History of Western philosophy [HPC]