Derek Nelson is Assistant Professor of Religion and Co-Director of the Thiel Global Institute, Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania, USA

‘It takes not only a searching mind but also a good sense of wit to write intelligibly about sin from a Christian perspective. In this excellent primer on sin, Derek R. Nelson accomplishes both goals. His typologies of old and modern classics are revealing, but Nelson also knows that that talk about sin is only good news if God comes into picture. Rich in examples, his analysis of the many sin-nonyms of sin is particularly penetrating.' - Niels Henrik Gregersen, Professor of Systematic Theology at Copenhagen University, Denmark.

• I. The Good News about Sin; a. The eclipse and return of sin in modern theology; b. Alternatives to "sin-talk" in contemporary culture; c. Why "sin" is good news for everybody; II. Objections and Hang-ups: Why Sin Offends Us; a. Freedom; b. Pessimism; c. Antinomian. III. Biblical Perspectives; a. Sin and Torah; b. Sin in the prophetic traditions; c. Sin in the teachings of Jesus; d. Sin in Paul's witness; IV. Original Sin and the Legacy of Augustine; V. Distinguishing Sin: Deadly and Trivial, Mortal and Venial, Commission and Omission; VI. "In All, the Work of Each" - Ordinary Individuals and How They Sin; a. Succumbing to be less than we are; b. Pretending to be more than we are; VII. "In Each the Work of All" - Sin as Social Reality; a. Sin's Social Dimensions; b. Liberation Theology: Problems and Prospects; VIII. Sin and Redemption; a. Justification and Guilt; b. Reconciliation a.

Derek Nelson is Assistant Professor of Religion and Co-Director of the Thiel Global Institute, Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania, USA

‘It takes not only a searching mind but also a good sense of wit to write intelligibly about sin from a Christian perspective. In this excellent primer on sin, Derek R. Nelson accomplishes both goals. His typologies of old and modern classics are revealing, but Nelson also knows that that talk about sin is only good news if God comes into picture. Rich in examples, his analysis of the many sin-nonyms of sin is particularly penetrating.' - Niels Henrik Gregersen, Professor of Systematic Theology at Copenhagen University, Denmark.

• I. The Good News about Sin; a. The eclipse and return of sin in modern theology; b. Alternatives to "sin-talk" in contemporary culture; c. Why "sin" is good news for everybody; II. Objections and Hang-ups: Why Sin Offends Us; a. Freedom; b. Pessimism; c. Antinomian. III. Biblical Perspectives; a. Sin and Torah; b. Sin in the prophetic traditions; c. Sin in the teachings of Jesus; d. Sin in Paul's witness; IV. Original Sin and the Legacy of Augustine; V. Distinguishing Sin: Deadly and Trivial, Mortal and Venial, Commission and Omission; VI. "In All, the Work of Each" - Ordinary Individuals and How They Sin; a. Succumbing to be less than we are; b. Pretending to be more than we are; VII. "In Each the Work of All" - Sin as Social Reality; a. Sin's Social Dimensions; b. Liberation Theology: Problems and Prospects; VIII. Sin and Redemption; a. Justification and Guilt; b. Reconciliation a.

Derek Nelson is Assistant Professor of Religion and Co-Director of the Thiel Global Institute, Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania, USA

‘It takes not only a searching mind but also a good sense of wit to write intelligibly about sin from a Christian perspective. In this excellent primer on sin, Derek R. Nelson accomplishes both goals. His typologies of old and modern classics are revealing, but Nelson also knows that that talk about sin is only good news if God comes into picture. Rich in examples, his analysis of the many sin-nonyms of sin is particularly penetrating.' - Niels Henrik Gregersen, Professor of Systematic Theology at Copenhagen University, Denmark.

• I. The Good News about Sin; a. The eclipse and return of sin in modern theology; b. Alternatives to "sin-talk" in contemporary culture; c. Why "sin" is good news for everybody; II. Objections and Hang-ups: Why Sin Offends Us; a. Freedom; b. Pessimism; c. Antinomian. III. Biblical Perspectives; a. Sin and Torah; b. Sin in the prophetic traditions; c. Sin in the teachings of Jesus; d. Sin in Paul's witness; IV. Original Sin and the Legacy of Augustine; V. Distinguishing Sin: Deadly and Trivial, Mortal and Venial, Commission and Omission; VI. "In All, the Work of Each" - Ordinary Individuals and How They Sin; a. Succumbing to be less than we are; b. Pretending to be more than we are; VII. "In Each the Work of All" - Sin as Social Reality; a. Sin's Social Dimensions; b. Liberation Theology: Problems and Prospects; VIII. Sin and Redemption; a. Justification and Guilt; b. Reconciliation a.