Become like the angels : Origen's doctrine of the soul /
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...
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Washington, D.C. :
Catholic University of America Press,
2012.
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Table of 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.
