Tag Archives: Sin

The Evolution of (Im)morality

Posted on July 3, 2012 by rjs5

A couple of weeks ago I received a request for a post on the evolution of immorality from a frequent reader. Is there any chance that you will at some point write about the evolution of immorality in your blog? … Continue reading →

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Finding Calcutta 3: Sin and the Supernatural

Posted on September 29, 2011 by rjs5

We are in the middle of short series on Mary Poplin’s thought provoking book Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service. This is not a science and faith book – and it is a welcome … Continue reading →

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Being Human 6

Posted on June 14, 2011 by rjs5

The third chapter of Joel B. Green’s book Body, Soul, and Human Life: The Nature of Humanity in the Bible deals with the ideas of sin and freedom. In the last post we discussed a bit of the embodied nature … Continue reading →

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What is Sin?

Posted on November 12, 2010 by rjs5

This post is part 7 of a series The Fall and Sin After Darwin. We’ve been looking at the essays in a book Theology After Darwin centered around a simple question: What are the implications for Christian theology if Darwin … Continue reading →

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Science, Worship, and Fasting

Posted on October 6, 2009 by rjs5

This is the fourth in a series of posts looking at the implications of the fact that we are fully embodied beings created in the image of God.  We have body and soul – but these are not separable entities. … Continue reading →

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Science and Sin 2

Posted on September 24, 2009 by rjs5

“Why does being bad feel so good?” Studies of brain response to various situations may provide important insights to this question. In the last post in this series we considered some of the science pertaining to lust, gluttony, and  sloth … Continue reading →

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Science and Sin 1

Posted on September 22, 2009 by rjs5

While much of the furor over the conflict between science and faith centers on the question of origins and evolution – it is not limited to these questions alone. The sciences also impact our understanding of human behavior and human … Continue reading →

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