Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Why Pears? The Role of Little Sins in Augustine's Confessions
"Little sins serve to emphasize man's original sin, and to show its ramification" (p.65). "Little sins emphasize and clarify Augustine's idea of bondage of the will" (p.68). "If we are all sunfil in some way, then what Augustine does by focusing on little sins is to place his discussion on a plane o...
| Author: | Frederick A. Beckley |
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| Published: |
S.n.,
s.l.,
1993
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| Volume: | 43 |
| Pages: | 53-75 |
| Periodical: | Augustiniana |
| Number: | 1-2 |
| Format: | Article |
| Topic: | -
Works
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Confessiones
- Doctrine > From man to God > Evil. Sin > Sin. Concupiscence > [Péchés graves] > [Péchés légers] |
| Status: | Active |
| Summary: | "Little sins serve to emphasize man's original sin, and to show its ramification" (p.65). "Little sins emphasize and clarify Augustine's idea of bondage of the will" (p.68). "If we are all sunfil in some way, then what Augustine does by focusing on little sins is to place his discussion on a plane of sinfulness so low that it includes everybody" (p.73). |
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