This book brings clarification to our understanding of the nature of sin and will be of interest to nonphilosophers as well as philosophers.Most of the scholarly literature on sin has focused on theological issues making booklength philosophical treatments of the topic hard to find. Sin the newest contribution by Gregory Mellema fills the gap by providing a short and lively summary of what contemporary philosophers are saying about the relationship between the traditional theological category of sin and contemporary philosophical ethics. Mellema brings together contributions by a number of philosophers including Marilyn Adams Robert Adams Rebecca DeYoung Alvin Plantinga Michael Rea Eleonore Stump and Richard Swinburne into a coherent discussion that clarifies our understanding of the nature of sin.