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Clivedurdle · 10-17-2005, 11:03 AM

Saw following comment in an amazon review - anyone know about this?

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(Even while one modern Chinese philosopher writes enviously of how that concept helped create Western freedom

(Discussion is about concept of original sin).

Toto · 10-17-2005, 11:12 AM

You're talking about a review here:

The Jesus Sutras : Rediscovering the Lost Scrolls of Taoist Christianity

Perhaps you should email the author of the review.

judge · 10-17-2005, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Clivedurdle

Saw following comment in an amazon review - anyone know about this?

(Discussion is about concept of original sin).

Ive just started reading the book Toto refers to. Only a couple of chapters into it, if you are interested in the topic.

And chris, I promise to avoid mentioning the Aramaic omigosh! :devil3:
xtian engravings in china. OK?

The church fathers in the east did tend to have a different view of original sin, or perhaps this view just was not suppressed as it was in the west.

I am curious as to what implications that author sees for society though?

Perhaps I need to read further.

judge · 10-17-2005, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Clivedurdle

Saw following comment in an amazon review - anyone know about this?

(Discussion is about concept of original sin).

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It is in their reflections on human nature, sin and grace, that Western and Eastern theologians parted company. From Augustine onwards, Western emphasis on original sin, the bondage of the will, and the irresistibility of grace have resulted in the doctrine of double pre-destination. But in contrast, as Voobus points out, that the East "with their emphasis on freedom, the ethical strength and the moral responsibility of man preserves something of that which, in its deeper layers, rests in the Gospel tradition itself." (Ibid., p. 49) The Theology of Theodore of Mopsuestia stands as a strong critique to that of Augustine. Wherever Nestorian missionaries went, the theology of Theodore also went.

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Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	You're talking about a review here: The Jesus Sutras : Rediscovering the Lost Scrolls of Taoist Christianity Perhaps you should email the author of the review.

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