Table of Contents

Taking sin seriously -- Pride--the root of the root sins -- Envy--the sin that promises nothing good -- Anger--wrong or right? when and how? -- Greed--falling in love with possessions -- Sloth--depression or laziness? sickness or sin? -- Lust--what it promises and what it delivers -- Gluttony--selling out to pleasure -- Appendix one : Taking and scoring the sin test -- Appendix two : The sin test and psychopathology -- Appendix three : More history of the seven deadly sins.

About the Author

Dr. William Backus is founder of the Center for Christian Psychological Services, and an ordained clergyman in the Lutheran church. He is also a licensed Consulting Psychologist. He has a master's degree in theology from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Backus has conducted follow-up studies of his clients, which show a 95 percent improvement rate, compared to a 67 percent success rate for other methods of therapy. The difference, Dr. Backus says, is "the truth of God as revealed in the Word." In addition, he serves as an assistant pastor on the staff of North Heights Lutheran Church, Roseville, Minnesota, where he has founded and directed a lay-staffed free counseling clinic. He and his wife live in Minnesota.