The ‘seven deadly sins’ list is a rhetorical frame. Twenty-five years ago, only Catholic school kids could do that.
“My students can list off the seven deadly sins. Meanwhile publishers churn out books on the seven deadly sins of investing, turkey hunting, youth pastors, and more. Just for fun, geographers recently produced state-by-state sin maps and a county-by-county map of Nevada, home of “Sin City” (Las Vegas). They’re celebrated in costume parties and cocktail names…magnified in manga comics, video games, and Se7en, starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman….poked fun at in “How naughty are you?” quizzes, the book Skipping to Gomorrah, and WWJD-knockoff wristbands that “celebrate human weakness.” Jamie Wyeth has painted them as nasty seagulls.
By: Joan Huyser-Honig Tags: discipleship, discipline, faith formation, sin, spiritual growth, worshiping communities Feature Story posted on January 26, 2010 A feature story exploring the Seven Deadly Sins. It's time for the church to reclaim and apply the concept of the Seven Deadly Sins or Capital Vices to spiritual formation.
Seven Deadly Sins: Time for churches to reclaim the tradition
