Title: How good do we have to be? : a new understanding of guilt and forgiveness /
Authors: Kushner, Harold S.
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Eden.; Good and evil; Self-esteem Religious aspects; Perfection Religious aspects; Guilt Religious aspects; Forgiveness Religious aspects; Religious addiction Controversial literature.; Religious addiction.; Self Concept; Guilt; Religion
Abstract: The author offers a message about God's forgiveness and constancy, beginning with a reinterpretation of the biblical story of Adam and Eve, suggesting that it is not an account of people being punished for one mistake, but rather an example of people becoming fully aware of their humanity.