Become like the angels : Origen's doctrine of the soul / Benjamin P. Blosser
- Author
- Blosser, Benjamin P.
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2012.
- Copyright Date
- ©2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (301 pages)
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- Contents
- Part 1. Inner moral conflict : in search of an explanation -- Soul division -- The body and the soul -- Two souls -- Part 2. The two souls : an analysis of origen's explanation -- Higher soul -- Lower soul -- Part 3. History of the two souls : an examination of their relationship -- Preexistence of souls -- Descent of souls -- Destiny of souls -- Conclusion -- Appendix : The influence of Origen's anthropology on the Greek patristic tradition.
- Summary
- Become Like the Angels explores Origen's legacy and, in particular, his teachings about the origin, nature, and destiny of the human person. By way of a historical critical approach, Benjamin P. Blosser discusses the influence of Middle Platonic philosophy on the human soul and then compares it with Origen's teaching.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780813220024
0813220025
9780813220017 (alk. paper)
0813220017 (alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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