“Sin is not considered as an individual, private, or merely interior reality. Sin is regarded as a social, historical fact, the absence of brotherhood and love in relationships among men.” – GUTIÉRREZ “Sin is not an individual phenomenon, but a social phenomenon in the sense that each individual sin is only properly understood in relation to the backdrop of sin evidenced by the … whole. Further, the sin of one contributes to the deeper plight of the whole, for each one affects the condition of all. Solidarity, not individuality, is the fundamental basis for understanding sin… those intents and actions that work the ill-being of any facet of existence.” – SUCHOCKI What is needed, is a theology of sin that builds upon the work of people like: Dunfee, Schleiermacher, Rhoades, F. Dyson, Niebuhr, West, Cobb, Jr., Ruether, Plaskow, Cobb, Jr. Rauschenbusch (I’LL ADD: CONE, GUTIÉRREZ, GRANT & WILLIAMS) but that can develop a stronger connection between social structures and individuals… #WORKTODO ALL THAT ACKNOWLEDGED, regardless of where I locate myself regarding sin, hell & heaven defined… regardless of what I personally think of when I imagine my Grand-people, GREAT Aunts & Uncles, Momma, Dad, or Aunts/Uncles lamenting - testimony style: “…when I would do good, evil is present with me.” … THIS video... #SHOULDVEBEENABLETOSIMPLYPOSTTHEVIDEO
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