Download or read book The Concept of Mortal Sin in Early Christianity (Classic Reprint) written by Hubert Louis Motry and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Concept of Mortal Sin in Early Christianity Moral Theology enumerates among its sources the writings of the Fathers. The present study is an at tempt to gather from the earliest documents of this source the texts that have reference to the concept of mortal sin, and to determine the Value of such passages for the fundamental notion of grievous transgression. The period from which these documents are taken ex tends well into the first half of the third century. The expression Concept of Mortal Sin is used in this dissertation in its broader sense, comprehending not only the nature, the extent, the required conditions of grievous sin, and chiefly its contra-distinction to venial sin, but also the practical application of the concept to the various kinds of violation of moral precepts. The theoretical concept, therefore, and the practical, come into consideration. By mortal sin is understood per sonal mortal sin, not original sin. As with other theological concepts, we do not expect to find a formal definition at so early a period as the first and second centuries. It is only in the second half of the second century that. We find the defense of Christian morality assigning a gradually more discernible outline to the concepts in question. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.