Sin

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

What is sin? This course aims to answer this question, by looking at the biblical and traditional understanding of sin in both Western and Eastern Christianity. In addition to this historical aspect, in this course we will also look at the question of human sinfulness in a systematic perspective, understanding sin in light of other Christian doctrines, especially theological anthropology (the theological understanding of human nature), as well as in the light of other disciplines of study, such as psychology. The course concludes with a study of the "seven deadly sins" (or is it eight?) and seeks to understand how they relate to our modern culture.