# Freethought and Freedom: The Christian Theory of Property **URL:** **By** George H. Smith **Published:** February 28, 2018 --- George H. Smith discusses the traditional Christian theory of private property and how it was viewed as the result of original sin. George H. Smith discusses the traditional Christian theory of private property and how it was viewed as the result of original sin. [Originally published in essay form on September 11, 2015.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/freethought-freedom-christian-theory-property)