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Become like the angels : Origen's doctrine of the soul / Benjamin P. Blosser.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blosser, Benjamin P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Origen.
- Soul--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Soul.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (303 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Inner moral conflict : in search of an explanation
- pt. 2. The two souls : an analysis of origen's explanation
- pt. 3. History of the two souls : an examination of their relationship.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-2002-5
- OCLC:
- 822018618
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