A Question of the New Theology of Original Sin

The article deals with new approaches to the theology of original sin. It introduces the readers to basic features of new theories, ie their christological background, deconstruction of Trent dogmas, psychological and sociological issues, the evolutionary view on history and polarity between situationalism and personalism concerning original sin. Then it tries to propose basic criteria for evaluation of various theological theories that were developed in past decades.

Keywords: Original sin; Council of Trent