Original Sin (disambiguation)

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Original sin, in Christian theology, is humanity's original state of sinfulness (propensity toward active sinning) resulting from the Fall of Man (the fallenness of the human 'species being').

Original Sin or The Original Sin(s) could also be used to refer to:

Film

• Original Sin (2001 film), starring Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas
• Original Sin (1992 film), a Japanese film directed by Takashi Ishii
• The Original Sin (film), a 1948 German comedy

Music

• Original Sin (Pandora's Box album), 1989
• The Original Sin (album), a 1979 album by Cowboys International
• Original Sin (INXS album), 2010
• Original Sin – The Collection, a greatest hits album by INXS
• Original Sin (John Lewis album), 1961
• "Original Sin" (INXS song), 1984
• "Original Sin" (Taylor Dayne song), later covered by Meat Loaf
• "Original Sin" (Elton John song), 2002
• The Original Sins, an American punk band

Literature

• Original Sin (James novel), a 1994 novel by P. D. James
• Original Sin (Lane novel), a 1995 Doctor Who novel by Andy Lane
• Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle, a theological monograph by Henri Blocher
• The Original Sin (book), a 1972 autobiography by Anthony Quinn
• Original Sin (comics), a Marvel Comics storyline

Other uses

• Original sin (economics), a commonly used metaphor in economics literature
• Divinity: Original Sin, a video game released in 2014
• "Original Sin" (The Vampire Diaries), an episode of the television series The Vampire Diaries

See also

• The Original Sinn, a ring name of Nick Cvjetkovich, Canadian professional wrestler
• The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the biblical original sin
• Fall of man, the Christian narrative encompassing the entire story of original sin