Sin and fear

Description:

On the dust jacket of "Sin and Fear" is a detail of the Bosch painting in which men and women in their baptismal suits are disporting themselves about a garden of earthly delights. Whether the ladies and gentlemen are enjoying lust, or just a bit of artistic luck, is not quite clear, but it does serve as an appropriate introduction to sin and fear and guilt, at least in the 15th Century.

subjects: Christianity,  History,  History of doctrines,  Modern Civilization,  Renaissance,  Sin,  Theology,  Schuldgevoel,  Christendom,  Guilt,  Religieus bewustzijn,  New York Times reviewed,  Civilization, medieval,  Civilization, modern,  Theology, doctrinal, history, middle ages, 600-1500