sin of Adam
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Despite the original sin of Adam and Eve discussed in the Christian and Jewish Bible and the fall from grace that this entails, Augustine held that it is within our power to choose the good.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Augustine more than any other writer defined Roman Catholic teaching on the Trinity, conditions for waging a "just war" and the "original sin" of Adam and Eve that corrupts all humanity.
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Wesley tells us farther, that before the sin of Adam, "The air was always serene and always friendly to man."
From Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Barker, Joseph
The sin of Adam became the first scene in the great drama of humanity, which led up to the Atonement.
From The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield by Livingstone, R.W.
That was the sin of Adam and Eve.
From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Conway, Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis)