Sin and Evil

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12 - Sin and Evil

from Part II - Theological Themes

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2025

Wojciech Wciórka

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Lydia Schumacher

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This chapter consists of two parts. The brief first part provides an overview of some of the main issues connected with sin that were discussed by early scholastic theologians. The second part focuses on the problem of the source of evil actions: are they 'from God' or 'from humans or the devil'?

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sin evil action deformity privation original sin intention guilt concupiscence Manichean

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Information: The Origins of Scholasticism
Theology and Philosophy in Paris, 1150–1250
, pp. 333 - 360

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009323987.016 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2025

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