The Fall and Sin: What We have Become as Sinners - Softcover

Shuster, Marguerite

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802809944 ISBN 13: 9780802809940

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2003

Synopsis

The devastating evils of recent history have brought about renewed interest in the Christian doctrine of sin. This volume explores with fresh insight and great seriousness the contemporary plausibility, meaning, and relevance of the biblical understanding of the Fall and its effects.

Marguerite Shuster argues that certain aspects of the traditional doctrine of the Fall, including the belief that it took place in time and space, cannot simply be set aside without serious consequences for our doctrine of God and our understanding of human identity, dignity, and responsibility. She explores the nature and extent of sin and examines such problematic issues as "degrees" of sin and culpability. Despite the seriousness with which Shuster treats these topics, her discussion is not despairing but instead points to the redemption that God has accomplished in Christ.

Filled with contemporary allusions and completed with model sermons on the Fall and sin, this volume is one of the best available studies of this key Christian doctrine.

About this title

About the Author

Marguerite Shuster (1947–2026) was Harold John Ockenga Chair of Preaching and Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she taught for more than twenty years. She authored several books, including Power, Pathology, Paradox: The Dynamics of Evil and Good and The Fall and Sin: What We Have Become as Sinners.  

From the Back Cover

The devastating evils of recent history have brought about renewed interest in the Christian doctrine of sin. This volume explores with fresh insight and great seriousness the contemporary plausibility, meaning, and relevance of the biblical understanding of the Fall and its effects.

Marguerite Shuster argues that certain aspects of the traditional doctrine of the Fall, including the belief that it took place in time and space, cannot simply be set aside without serious consequences for our doctrine of God and our understanding of human identity, dignity, and responsibility. She explores the nature and extent of sin and examines such problematic issues as "degrees" of sin and culpability. Despite the seriousness with which Shuster treats these topics, her discussion is not despairing but instead points to the redemption that God has accomplished in Christ.

Filled with contemporary allusions and completed with model sermons on the Fall and sin, this volume is one of the best available studies of this key Christian doctrine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802809944
• ISBN 13: 9780802809940
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292