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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear George, Evagrius Ponticus and Cassianus listed eight in their writings for the formation of monks. The traditional list of 7 capital sins is mentioned by Gregory the Great: pride, greed, gluttony, lust, sloth, envy, anger (if I remember correctly, Gregory left 'sadness' or 'melancholy' out). And it has been fairly common ever since. For references to a number of medieval theologians, who mention the list, see Eileen Sweeney, 'Aquinas on the seven deadly [sic] sins. Tradition and innovation' in: Sin in Medieval and Early Modern Culture: The Tradition of the Seven Deadly [again: sic] Sins, ed. by Richard Newhauser and Susan Ridyard, York, Medieval Press 2012, p. 87. It seems to me that the confusion between 'capital' and 'deadly' sin in English is more widespread than I thought. Best, Harm dr Harm Goris senior lecturer systematic theology School of Catholic Theology (Utrecht campus) Tilburg University, the Netherlands phone: +31-13-466 3821 Office: Nieuwegracht 65, Utrecht Postal address: P.O. Box 80101, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands -----Original Message----- From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of George Ferzoco Sent: maandag 6 oktober 2014 17:34 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] it's a sin medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Harm (or anyone else who might know), Thanks for your detailed reply. Might you be able to point me to a theologian who organizes sins according to 'capita' (that is, who uses the term you've indicated, regarding sins at the head of a system)? Gratefully, George ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion