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About this book
According to the doctrine of original sin, all humans are born bad and only God's grace can bring salvation. James Boyce shows how these ideas have shaped the Western view of human nature, and how the belief that we are all innately sinful retains a firm grip on Western consciousness and culture - even in the writings of avowed atheists such as Marx and Freud.
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.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- BORN BAD
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Preface
- PART I: ORIGINAL SIN IN CHRISTENDOM
- 1. The Father of Original Sin
- 2. The Contest for the Western Soul
- 3. The Challenge of the Celts
- 4. Scholars and Sinners
- 5. The Forgiveness Industry
- 6. A Peasantās World
- 7. All Shall Be Well
- 8. The Meaning of Marrying a Nun
- 9. John Calvinās Institutes of the Christian Religion
- 10. Spreading the Word
- 11. The Puritan Foundation of Modern Life
- 12. Reclaiming Augustine
- PART II: ORIGINAL SIN IN THE MODERN WORLD
- Preface
- 13. A Christian Enlightenment
- 14. The Perfect Evangelical
- 15. Celebrating Christian Choice
- 16. Adam Smith and Market Salvation
- 17. Imperfect Democracy: The Founding Fathers
- 18. Original Sin in an Age of Progress
- 19. Freud and the Science of Self
- 20. Staying Positive: āØOriginal Sin and Contemporary Christianity
- 21. The Selfish Gene
- 22. Where to for Salvation?
- 23. Beyond Good or Bad: A Final Judgement on Original Sin
- Appendix: Where Did Original Sin Come From?
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Search terms