Sin Eater questions

[mcarpenter]

I was lead to this forum after reading a certain book, and having found no one in my local faith community who has any reactions to it or has read it, I thought I would search online for some feedback.

The book is titled "Sin Eater: A Ministry of Suffering", and is by Isaac DeLuca (though I can't find anything about the author on the internet).

I wanted to know if anyone had read it and what sorts of reactions you had to it, or what your opinions on the practice of sin eating in general were.

I'd post the back cover summary on the book, but I don't want to break any forum rules or anything. Though basically the book is all about what a sin eater is, what they do for the community, and how to become one.

I guess what I want to know is, what would a sin eater's relationship be with the church? In the book it's not really clearly addressed, and I could use some input, as I don't want to start down this path if the general consensus is that sin eating is wrong.

What do you think?

 

[Lifesaver]

I watched the film, Mc. And if it is at all similar to the book, it is pure fantasy.

 

[mcarpenter]

I wasn't a big fan of the film, though I have to admit I bought the book because of it, I couldn't believe someone wrote about it.

It was similiar to the film in that the book presented several methods of taking on the sins, one of which was very much like those used in the movie. Though a key difference was that the author insisted that only through Jesus was there salvation, and that sin eating served only to remove those sins/negative energies that prevented someone from having a chance to fully accept Jesus or find their way back to Him. The whole book is filled with mention of energy work and theurgy.

So, with that mentality, would sin eating be a moral act for a Christian, given that it does not seek to bypass the church, but to augment it? It just seems to be a risky sort of proposition, a little challenging if you get my meaning.