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Title

Sin, death, and the devil / edited by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson.

Publication

Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors

• Braaten, Carl E., 1929-
• Jenson, Robert W.

Description

v, 132 pages; 23 cm

Summary

• "Sin, Death, and the Devil, called the "unholy trinity" by Martin Luther, are the classic biblical tyrants, portrayed in Scripture as the enemies of God and the oppressors of humanity. This engaging book, which takes its cue from John Paul II's description of Western society as a "culture of death," unveils the many faces of sin, death, and the devil manifest in today's world.
• Eight recognized Christian thinkers show that while the forms taken by these diabolical forces may have changed under the conditions of modern life, the underlying realities remain the same. Thus politics can become demonic, power can promote death, and sin can be disguised as virtue. Far from being pessimistic, however, the authors affirm God's victory over these enslaving powers through the proclamation of the gospel and the sacraments of the church."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

Sin, death & the devil

Subjects

• Death > Religious aspects > Christianity
• Devil
• Sin

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction: Much Ado about Nothingness / Robert W. Jenson -- Sinsick / Stanley Hauerwas -- Necessarium Adae Peccatum: The Problem of Original Sin / Gary A. Anderson -- The Eucharist as Sacrament of Union / A. N. Williams -- "I Renounce the Devil and All His Ways" / Gilbert Meilaender -- Powers in Conflict: Christ and the Devil / Carl E. Braaten -- The Gospel of Life Is the Gospel / Richard John Neuhaus -- "O Death, Where Is Your Sting?" / Vigen Guroian.

ISBN

0802846955 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

99052508

OCLC

• ocm42680457
• SCSB-3828810

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries