connection between Adam and all his descendants, and he did set a poor example for his children. It is crucial to understand, however, that Adam’s children were not sinners simply because they sinned. Rather, they sinned because they were sinners. They came into the world as sinners, and what made them sinners was the guilt they inherited from their father Adam. We could deduce the doctrine of original sin from Adam’s role as representative of the human race. But the solidarity of our guilt is more