The S Word

What Sin Is & How It Has Infiltrated Our Systems

Recorded on September 27, 2023, 8 – 9:30 PM ET
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PURCHASE RECORDING

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 one-night 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.

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

This Class Includes:

One-night live class

Live Q&A session

Link to class recording

Downloadable class slides

For $12 month, you can get access to this class + much more in The Society of Normal People! SONP members will also get an exclusive Q&A session after the class along with a group discussion board within SONP.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Matthew Croasmun is an Associate Research Scholar and the Director of the Life Worth Living program at the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School and a Lecturer of Divinity and Humanities at Yale University. I serve as the Faith Initiative Director at Grace Farms Foundation. And I’m a pastor at the Elm City Vineyard Church, which I helped plant in 2007 and where I served as lead pastor for six years.

In everything I do, my calling is to help people ask and answer the big questions of life across important and enduring lines of difference.