These essays examine the seven deadly sins as cultural constructions in the Middle Ages and beyond, focusing on the way concepts of the sins are used in medieval communities, the institution of the Church, and by secular artists and authors.

A study of sloth, lust, anger, pride, envy, gluttony, and greed.

A collection of seven plays - the seven deadly sins: Gluttony, Lechery or the Bet, the Loafer, the Cheat, Avarice, Envy, and Pride and Ambition or The Sun King. The common thread is that all the deadly sins still destroy the efficacy of sound social and moral attitudes.

Sin, like death, is an unassailable fact of life. It is also one of the last great taboos for public debate. In this compelling book, the Henry Fairlie shows that it is possible and necessary to talk about sin in ways that enrich our societies and our personal lives. Fairlie relates these ancient sins to the central issues of contemporary life: liberal vs. conservative politics, discrimination, pornography, abortion, the vistas of modern science, and especially the pop-psychologies that confirm the narcissism of our age.

In this book Anne Maguire examines the psychoanalytic relevance of evil. Using case studies and examples she examines how sin may find calamitous expression, and the consequences which can flow from its covert pre-existence. Pride, anger, jealousy, sloth, lust, avarice and gluttony are as old as mankind itself. However, in the sense in which they were originally understood, interest in the seven sins has withered with the elapse of time. Today, ideas about sin and evil as taught by the theologians of the early church seem dated and alien. However, when thought of as psychic representations of the dark side of human nature, as C.G. Jung defined it, the Seven Deadly Sins acquire relevant new meaning.

An examination of the work of Dorothy L. Sayers, beginning with her early poetry and moving through her fiction to her dramas, essays and lectures. It illustrates how Sayers used popular genres to teach about sin and redemption, and how she redefined the seven deadly sins for the 20th century.

Inside Baste Prison, Meliodas has an explosive reunion with Ban, the Fox Sin of Greed. However, trouble is on the horizon as their journey continues. Another member of The Seven Deadly Sins appears and is dead set on punishing Ban. The heroes clash as a feud is revived from their past! From the Trade Paperback edition.