Can a major religion change? Reading Genesis 1�3 in the twenty-first century1

Ever since the fourth century Christian theologians read Genesis 1�3 as a historical account about creation and fall. Augustine (354�430), one of the Latin fathers of the Church, introduced the idea of �original sin� on account of his reading of these chapters. According to him God created a perfect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: IJJ Spangenberg
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2007-09-01
Series:Verbum et Ecclesia
Online Access:http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/107