Ep.166 - WHAT? There’s No Such Thing as Original Sin? Are you having a laugh! w / Prof. Hans Madueme

What if one of the most familiar ideas in Christianity… is also one of the most misunderstood? In this episode the Curious team sit down with professor Hans Madueme to explore the doctrine of original sin, not as a cold theological concept, but as something that quietly shapes how we see ourselves, others, and even God. Are we born guilty, or simply broken? Is sin something we inherit, something we imitate, or something deeper still? And how do we wrestle with the fairness of it all, especially when we think about children, responsibility, and what it means to be human?

This conversation doesn’t rush to easy answers. Instead, it gently holds together big questions about justice, freedom, and grace. If we are more flawed than we’d like to admit, does that make us less human… or does it open the door to a deeper understanding of mercy? And if we soften or reject the idea of original sin altogether, do we risk losing sight of just how profound grace really is?
Thoughtful, honest, and deeply relevant, this episode invites you to think again about what it means to be human… and why that matters more than we might realise.

Further Reading
Here’s a bit of homework for you….we’ve included a couple of articles that compliment this episode….

Original Sin: Biological or Spiritual Problem? - ChristOverAll.com

The Origin of Original Sin and the Fall - Biologos.org


What we’re reading?
As a feature to our notes, we are adding the book or books that we’ve browsed related to this episode…enjoy! 

Hans Madueme — Defending Sin

Hans Madueme and Michael Reeves — Adam, the Fall, and Original Sin

Cornelius Plantinga Jr. — The Doctrine of Sin

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