TY - BOOK AU - Rombs,Ronnie J. TI - Saint Augustine & the fall of the soul: beyond O'Connell & his critics SN - 9780813216508 AV - BT741.3 .R66 2006eb U1 - 233/.14/0922 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Catholic University of America Press KW - Augustine, KW - O'Connell, Robert J. KW - Plotinus KW - Augustin, KW - Plotin KW - Soul KW - Christianity KW - History of doctrines KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Âme KW - Christianisme KW - Histoire des doctrines KW - ca 30-600 (Église primitive) KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Theology KW - Anthropology KW - bisacsh KW - General KW - Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) KW - fast KW - Ziel KW - gtt KW - Zondeval N1 - 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 N2 - "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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=360288 ER -