Estrangement from the Self: Sin and the Human Body

by Marcela K. Perett

Theological accounts of human sinfulness tend to have a deceptive simplicity across Christian traditions. Sin appears as a result of the first disobedience by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. After a brief discussion, they nibble on the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, in direct violation of God’s command, and it is all downhill from there

Marcela K. Perett

An associate professor of European history at North Dakota State University, where she teaches courses on the Middle Ages and the Reformation. Her research interests revolve around heretics, their beliefs, and their recruitment strategies on the eve of the Reformation. She worships at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Fargo.

All articles by this author