sin of Adam
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Despite the original sin of Adam and Eve discussed in the Christian and Jewish Bible and the fall from grace that this entails, Augustine held that it is within our power to choose the good.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Augustine more than any other writer defined Roman Catholic teaching on the Trinity, conditions for waging a "just war" and the "original sin" of Adam and Eve that corrupts all humanity.
From Time Magazine Archive
We no longer attribute the untimely death of infants to the sin of Adam, but to bad nursing and ignorance.
From Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs by O. E. (Osgood Eaton) Fuller
And nothing could make me feel that I was really answerable for the sin of Adam, any more than that Adam was answerable for my sins.
From Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Joseph Barker
The words refer to the sin of Adam, and to those of the followers of the Prophet.
From The Faith of Islam by Edward Sell
