Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins January 29, 2009
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Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, Associate Prof of Philosophy, Calvin
The seven deadly sins are a distinctively Christian invention dating back to the 4th century. The list–gluttony, lust, wrath, greed, sloth, envy, and pride–originally arose as a rubric for self-examination and spiritual warfare. Is the traditional list still relevant or helpful to us today in thinking about sin? In this talk, we’ll trace the history of the seven deadlies–from Evagrius of Pontus through Thomas Aquinas and the Reformation to the film Se7en–and think about the ways this tradition can still illumine and enrich our own Christian practices of repentance and spiritual formation today.
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