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The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger
November 10, 2004 The collection of vices known as the Seven Deadly Sins were thought to take one's thoughts away from God, and lead to further sin. We continue our series by looking at one of the most explosive of these sins: anger.
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
April 15, 2004 NPR's Neal Conan and guest author Phyllis Tickle discuss greed, in the fourth of our conversations about the Seven Deadly Sins. All the sins, says Tickle, presuppose some form of greed.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Lust
February 12, 2004 With Valentine's Day in striking distance, Talk of the Nation looks at lust, the latest in a series on the Seven Deadly Sins. NPR's Lynn Neary talks with Simon Blackburn, a Cambridge University professor of philosophy, who has penned a series of books on the Seven Deadly Sins.
Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony
November 26, 2003 Just in time for the holiday, a new book explores the deadly sin of Gluttony.