Amar, I am so thankful you wrote this piece. The idea that maybe, "'sin' is that action which is driven by treating the world as if it was ultimate" is intriguing. I love how you posit that sin is that which hinders us from "hearing God’s voice and bearing witness to redemption and reconciliation in the world around us?" I resonated deeply with your article and came away with so much food for thought. Looking forward to reading Hector and Stokes!
I love the questions at the end. It has me thinking about Barth saying that sin is the rejection of God's grace. Framing sin in terms of relationship with God and creation is so different than judicial, legal, or financial infraction. This opens onto good conversations about atonement theology during the patristic age such as deification and recapitulation.
Amar - I appreciate this very much. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what sin is and what place it holds in the theologies I understand right now. I find this perspective very helpful and thought provoking.
Amar, this is very encouraging and relatable for me. Such an honor to not only be included but also to hear your takeaway from my book. Thanks so much for reading it!
Amar, I am so thankful you wrote this piece. The idea that maybe, "'sin' is that action which is driven by treating the world as if it was ultimate" is intriguing. I love how you posit that sin is that which hinders us from "hearing God’s voice and bearing witness to redemption and reconciliation in the world around us?" I resonated deeply with your article and came away with so much food for thought. Looking forward to reading Hector and Stokes!
I love the questions at the end. It has me thinking about Barth saying that sin is the rejection of God's grace. Framing sin in terms of relationship with God and creation is so different than judicial, legal, or financial infraction. This opens onto good conversations about atonement theology during the patristic age such as deification and recapitulation.
Keep preaching!
Amar - I appreciate this very much. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what sin is and what place it holds in the theologies I understand right now. I find this perspective very helpful and thought provoking.
Thank you, Lisa! Always so grateful to hear from you.
Amar, this is very encouraging and relatable for me. Such an honor to not only be included but also to hear your takeaway from my book. Thanks so much for reading it!
Thanks for investing so deeply into the project! It is really an incredible book.
I think you would enjoy reading Richard Rohr's Divine Dance which comments on sin.