We were all in Adam : the unity of mankind in Adam in the teaching of the Church Fathers /

Contrary to a common conviction, original sin is one of the fundamental Patristic issues, because it is the starting point of Patristic anthropology and sets the stage for the need for salvation.The Church Fathers before Augustine did not used the term "original sin", but described its rea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Przyszychowska, Marta (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Puławska, Elżbieta (Translator)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Warsaw] ; [Berlin] : De Gruyter, [2018]
Subjects:	Sin, Original. Theology, Doctrinal. Péché originel. Théologie dogmatique. RELIGION / Christian Church / History. Sin, Original Theology, Doctrinal Original Sin, Fathers of the Church, Patristics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
List of Abbreviations
Foreword
1 Introduction
2 General Issues
3 Real Unity of Human Nature
4 Mankind in Adam's Loins
5 Unity in the Stoic Sense
6 Adam as a Representative of Mankind
7 Conclusion
Indices.