The S Word: What Sin Is & How It Has Infiltrated Our Systems
The S Word
What do naked mole rats, the Millenium Bridge, & systemic injustice have in common? Why, in his letter to the Romans, does Paul emphasize sin as more of a person at work rather than individual shortcomings? What is Paul attempting to communicate about sin?
In this class, Dr. Matthew Croasmun will explore Paul’s uses of “Sin” language in Romans 5-8 and how we might see the effects of sin at play in our world today.
This class includes:
Class recording
Q&A session recording
Downloadable class slides
Cost: $25
Topics we’ll cover:
Paul’s use of “sin” language, especially in Romans 5-8
How sin emerges from complex systems of human sinning
How persons emerge from complex systems generally
Systemic racism as a modern incarnation of the “Body of Sin”
Why personal discipleship, social action, and deliverance ministry may all be reasonable Christian responses to sin
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Matthew Croasmun
Matthew Croasmun is the Smoot Carter '13 M.A.R. and Meagan Carter Senior Lecturer of Divinity and Humanities and director of the Life Worth Living program at the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School. He is an ordained Vineyard pastor, having served as the founding pastor of the Elm City Vineyard Church, in New Haven, CT. He is author of The Emergence of Sin: the Cosmic Tyrant in Romans (OUP, 2017), Let Me Ask You a Question: Conversations with Jesus (Upper Room, 2018), co-author with Miroslav Volf of For the Life of the World: Theology that Makes a Difference (Brazos, 2019) and Hunger for Home: Food and Meals in the Gospel of Luke (Baylor, 2022), and co-author with Miroslav Volf and Ryan McAnnally-Linz of Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most (2023).
