Foreword
Introduction: The Stories We Tell
Section I: The Nature of Sin
What We Talk About When We Talk About Sin
Sin’s Origins and Original Sin
Sick, Sick Thoughts: Intention and Action in Sin
What to Wear to a Sin: Negotiating With Sin
Can Sinning Be Holy?
Does God Repent?
Section II: Case Studies in Sin and Failure
Once a Jew Always a Jew? What Leaving Judaism Tells Us About Judaism
When Leaders Fail
An Alcoholic Walks into a Bar: Putting Yourself in Sin’s Path
Rabbi’s Son Syndrome: Why Religious Commitment Can Lead to Religious Failure
Jonah and the Varieties of Religious Motivation: Religious Frustration as a Factor in Religious Motivation
Section III: Responses to Sin and Failure
I Kind of Forgive You: Half Apologies and Half Repentance
To Whom It May Concern: Rabbinic Correspondence on Sin and Failure
Index
Bibliography
Permissions
Acknowledgements
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Sin•a•gogue von David Bashevkin - mit der ISBN: 9781644690895
Crime; Crisis; Failure; Hasidut; Jewish Studies; Judaism; Personal Development; Self; Sin; growth; inspiration; talmud, Online-Buchhandlung
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