tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664608739672579415.post3334079808438161261..comments2022-11-18T20:07:03.775-08:00Comments on Theology of Freedom: Niebuhr at the SupermarketJ. Scott Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17689056473295120103noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664608739672579415.post-17371100657329028292014-10-16T09:32:48.894-07:002014-10-16T09:32:48.894-07:00I thought the polarity of pride was scrupulosity--...I thought the polarity of pride was scrupulosity--or maybe scrupulosity is just a transposition of pride. <br />At any rate, one sure does have a great way of rationalizing the super-hydrogenated goodies! I'll remember that one...Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014593820858989015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664608739672579415.post-34703350331844614872014-09-02T07:51:30.169-07:002014-09-02T07:51:30.169-07:00The "sin of sensuality" is particularly ...The "sin of sensuality" is particularly Niebuhrian language. Like Kierkegaard, he likes polarities, and this term is essentially the opposite of the sin of pride. It means, as I recall, the failure to realize one's God-given potential in acts of creaturely freedom. As such, then, it is probably closer to the meaning of the traditional sin of "sloth" (acedia) than it is to lust or other inordinate or misdirected physical desires.J. Scott Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689056473295120103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664608739672579415.post-63897227993716216782014-09-01T19:36:11.613-07:002014-09-01T19:36:11.613-07:00Luxuria. Usually translated as "lust."Luxuria. Usually translated as "lust."Oriscushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197607428725197341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664608739672579415.post-59244740571375067732014-09-01T10:42:42.026-07:002014-09-01T10:42:42.026-07:00What is the sin of sensuality? I never learned abo...What is the sin of sensuality? I never learned about that one in Catholic <br />School or university.tony in san diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17610599999844228511noreply@blogger.com