Books by Dr Derek R. Nelson

Christianity concerns itself with salvation. But salvation implies something from which one must be saved, as reconciliation implies an estrangement and redemption a loss. The classical theological symbol naming the problem to which salvation is the solution is sin. This work introduces the doctrine and understanding of sin in modern theology.

Offering an introduction to the discussion on the doctrine of sin, this book exposits and critiques two 19th century rejections of individualistic conceptions of sin. It tracks the development of Latin American liberation theologies of sin, including extensive analyses of Gutierrez, Segundo, Boff.