Saint Augustine & the fall of the soul :

Rombs, Ronnie J.

Saint Augustine & the fall of the soul : beyond O'Connell & his critics / Saint Augustine and the fall of the soul Ronnie J. Rombs. - Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xxviii, 228 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225) and index.

Behind the question -- Robert O'Connell on the fall of soul in Augustine -- The hallmarks of Plotinus's doctrine of soul in the young Augustine -- Robert O'Connell on Augustine's rejection of the fall of soul -- Robert O'Connell on Augustine's final theory of man -- Augustine's early assimilation of Plotinus -- The narrowing of the Plotinian assimilation -- The origin of the soul in the late Augustine -- Solidarity with Adam and Augustine's later anthropology.

"Saint Augustine and the Fall of the Soul: Beyond O'Connell and His Critics provides first a critical examination of O'Connell's theses in a readable summary of his work that spanned over thirty years. Secondly, a diachronic study of Augustine's writings traces the development of his understanding of the soul's fall, mapping the limits of Plotinus's influence."--Jacket.

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22573/ctt25hvrj JSTOR




Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
O'Connell, Robert J.
Plotinus--Influence.
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo --Influence.
O'Connell, Robert J.--Influence.
Plotinus--Influence.
Augustin, saint, évêque d'Hippone.
O'Connell, Robert J.
Plotin--Influence.
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
O'Connell, Robert J.
Plotinus


30 - 600


Soul--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Âme--Christianisme--Histoire des doctrines--ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Anthropology.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--General.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Ziel.
Zondeval.


Electronic books.

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