For Augustine, the depravity created by disordered love was so deep that no one could extricate or heal him or herself from it. Rather, the human subject must be renewed by the gracious …

Incurvatus in se (Latin for "turned/curved inward on oneself") is a theological phrase describing a life lived "inward" for oneself rather than "outward" for God and others.

Apr 11, 2019 · At age 19, Augustine Aurelius – later to be known as Augustine of Hippo – read a dialogue by the Roman philosopher Cicero in which Cicero stated that every person sets out to …

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The argument takes a historical shape, moving from Augustine’s City of God to Luther’s commentary on the book of Romans, exploring Daphne Hampson’s feminist critique of …

First, it is from various features of works as a argument relational account of se sin, in which I argue that incurvatus in se conceptual umbrella under which these features from incurvatus in …

Augustine, one of the greatest minds in Church history, taught that virtue itself is nothing more than properly ordered love. When a man understands Ordo Amoris, he places God first, loves …

Feb 13, 2023 · When Adam and Eve turn from God and His will by choosing for themselves and their own will, they were in essence choosing to love themselves over God. Sin can be both …

Jun 30, 2023 · He famously stated that “The essence of sin is disordered love.” Disordered loves means that we often love less-important things more, and more-important things less than we …

Sep 27, 2013 · Augustine’s conception of rightly ordered loves has prompted a lot of substantial and creative theological reflection over the centuries. In Purgatorio, for example, Dante …