The Doctrine of Sin, The Second Period, 250-730 A.D. (13): The Pelagian Controversy: The Augustinian System

In our preceding article we. were calling attention to Schaff's presentation of Augustine's conception of the consequences of sin. In that church father's view, the consequences of sin, both for Adam and his posterity, are comprehensive and terrible in proportion to the heinousness of the sin itself. Augustine particularizes the consequences of sin under seven heads. The first four are negative. We quoted them in our preceding article, and they are: loss of the freedom of choice, obstruction of...