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Concupiscence is an
ardent longing,
typically one that is sensual. In Christianity,
concupiscence is the
tendency of
humans to sin.
There are nine occurrences...
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Reformers such as
Martin Luther and John
Calvin equated original sin with
concupiscence (or 'hurtful desire'),
affirming that it
persisted even
after baptism...
- (too eagerly) St.
Aquinas concludes that "gluttony
denotes inordinate concupiscence in eating"; the
first three ways are
related to the food itself, while...
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senses "the root of evil" (radix Mali).
Their nature was
wounded by
concupiscence or libido,
which affected human intelligence and will, as well as affections...
- or a
corrupted human nature,
known in the
Augustinian tradition as
concupiscence, humanity's
alienation from God and the
image of God in
oneself and...
- even
though the soul is in the
state of
sanctifying grace, mankind's
concupiscence (or
proneness to evil)
becomes sinful only when
freely yielded to; when...
- loss of love for the
Christian God and an
elevation of self-love ("
concupiscence", in this sense), as was
later propounded by
Augustine in his debate...
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Catholic Church, sin is an "utterance, deed, or desire,"
caused by
concupiscence, that
offends God, reason, truth, and conscience. The
church believes...
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longer was she
merely the dancing-girl who
extorts a cry of lust and
concupiscence from an old man by the
lascivious contortions of her body; who breaks...
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presentations as
irreverent and
insensitive to the "tremendous dangers" of
concupiscence. West also
responded to many of the critiques,
acknowledging that "so...
