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Born Bad

Born Bad

Original Sin and the Making of the Western World

by James Boyce
Paperback
Publication Date: 05/09/2014
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'Original sin is the Western world's creation story.'' According to the doctrine of original sin, humans are born bad and only God's grace can bring salvation. In this captivating book, acclaimed historian James Boyce shows how these ideas have shaped the Western view of human nature right up to the present. The legacy of original sin takes many forms, including the distinctive discontent of Western people - the feelings of guilt and inadequacy associated not with doing wrong, but with being wrong. As well as an innovative history of Christianity, Boyce offers new insights into the making of the West. Born Bad traces a fascinating journey from Adam and Eve all the way to Adam Smith and Richard Dawkins in this sweeping story of a controversial idea and its remarkable influence. ''What is wrong with me? This question has haunted the West for fifteen hundred years, but until recently it came with an answer - which was called original sin. Western people believed they were ''born bad'' because they had inherited the sin of the first humans.'' - James Boyce
ISBN:
9781459684812
9781459684812
Category:
Australasian & Pacific history
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05-09-2014
Publisher:
ReadHowYouWant
Country of origin:
Canada
Pages:
448
Dimensions (mm):
234x156x22mm
Weight:
0.74kg
James Boyce

James Boyce is the acclaimed author of Van Diemen’s Land, 1835 and Born Bad.

His books have been shortlisted for almost every major Australian literary award and he has won the Tasmania Book Prize on two occasions.

He is also a professional social worker, who worked for many years in social policy and research and has been involved in the poker-machine debate for nearly twenty years.

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Christianity History of religion Australasian & Pacific history Christian theology General & world history Psychology
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