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The shadow side of second-person engagement: Sin in Paul's letter to the Romans

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Eastman, SG
Published in: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion
January 1, 2013

This paper explores the characteristics of debilitating versus beneficial intersubjective engagements, by discussing the role of sin in the relational constitution of the self in Paul's letter to the Romans. Paul narrates 'sin' as both a destructive holding environment and an interpersonal agent in a lethal embrace with human beings. The system of self-in-relation-to-sin is transactional, competitive, unidirectional, and domineering, operating implicitly within an economy of lack. Conversely, Paul's account in Romans of the divine action that moves persons into a new identity of self-in-relationship demonstrates genuinely second-personal qualities: it is loving, non-transactional, noncompetitive, mutual, and constitutive of personal agency.

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European Journal for Philosophy of Religion

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1689-8311

Publication Date

January 1, 2013

Volume

5

Issue

4

Start / End Page

125 / 144

Related Subject Headings

  • 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
  • 2203 Philosophy
 

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Eastman, S. G. (2013). The shadow side of second-person engagement: Sin in Paul's letter to the Romans. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 5(4), 125–144. https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v5i4.209
Eastman, S. G. “The shadow side of second-person engagement: Sin in Paul's letter to the Romans.” European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 5, no. 4 (January 1, 2013): 125–44. https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v5i4.209.
Eastman SG. The shadow side of second-person engagement: Sin in Paul's letter to the Romans. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 2013 Jan 1;5(4):125–44.
Eastman, S. G. “The shadow side of second-person engagement: Sin in Paul's letter to the Romans.” European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, vol. 5, no. 4, Jan. 2013, pp. 125–44. Scopus, doi:10.24204/ejpr.v5i4.209.
Eastman SG. The shadow side of second-person engagement: Sin in Paul's letter to the Romans. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 2013 Jan 1;5(4):125–144.

Published In

European Journal for Philosophy of Religion

DOI

ISSN

1689-8311

Publication Date

January 1, 2013

Volume

5

Issue

4

Start / End Page

125 / 144

Related Subject Headings

  • 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
  • 2203 Philosophy