The lack of thirdness in Augustine\u2019s definition of concupiscence brings me to that category.<\/p>\n
Augustine replaced \u201cthe need for an ascent of the soul\u201d with \u201cOriginal Sin\u201d.\u00a0 Original Sin has the same structure as a descent and ascent of the soul.\u00a0 Yet the axis of movement is different.\u00a0 Instead of moving back to the heavens, or the Celestial East, the Christian is to move towards Jesus the Messiah.\u00a0 Baptism was the first Sacrament opening the vault of the body, pouring in Sanctifying Grace.\u00a0 What happens after has the same self-denying characteristics of an ascent of the soul.<\/p>\n
Augustine\u2019s move set the stage for a new, Christian, way of looking at the \u201csoul\u201d.\u00a0 The soul was not preexisting.\u00a0 It did not descend into corrupt matter.\u00a0 Instead, it was made, like pottery, by God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The lack of thirdness in Augustine\u2019s definition of concupiscence brings me to that category. Augustine replaced \u201cthe need for an ascent of the soul\u201d with \u201cOriginal Sin\u201d.\u00a0 Original Sin has the same structure as a descent and ascent of the soul.\u00a0 Yet the axis of movement is different.\u00a0 Instead of moving back to the heavens, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-science-of-original-sin"],"yoast_head":"\n