Alex Clark

What Are the New Deadly Sins?

Wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. This list has been around since 590 AD, when  Pope Gregory I  created the definitive roster of deadly sins most people are familiar with today. But why has this list endured? And what useful social function do notions of guilt, shame, and transgression hold in society?     Alex Clark, co-editor […]

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