Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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Page 97
... soul created by God at the moment of conception , but also demon- strated that the soul's personality is expressed by and through the body . The implication of this teaching - that spirit could not exist without mat- ter - was condemned ...
... soul created by God at the moment of conception , but also demon- strated that the soul's personality is expressed by and through the body . The implication of this teaching - that spirit could not exist without mat- ter - was condemned ...
Page 317
... soul : purgatory . Purgatory is the Catholic halfway house , neither in heaven nor in hell , where sinners are confined for a space of time to purify their souls of all stain . There is no way down to hell , only the way up ; once ...
... soul : purgatory . Purgatory is the Catholic halfway house , neither in heaven nor in hell , where sinners are confined for a space of time to purify their souls of all stain . There is no way down to hell , only the way up ; once ...
Page 318
... soul . Regarding venial sins - which only nibble at the store of grace in the soul — there has been much debate ; but the prevailing theological view now is that the guilt itself can be wiped out in purgatory , and that therefore a man ...
... soul . Regarding venial sins - which only nibble at the store of grace in the soul — there has been much debate ; but the prevailing theological view now is that the guilt itself can be wiped out in purgatory , and that therefore a man ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
Copyright | |
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