postlapsarian

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I suppose that's a ball being tossed by John Updike, but I like to think of it as an 'apple' of his postlapsarian paradise and ask myself whether it's rising or falling.

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  • I suppose that's a ball being tossed by John Updike, but I like to think of it as an 'apple' of his postlapsarian paradise and ask myself whether it's rising or falling. —  Gypsy Scholar
  • However, Augustine also had a problem, because even postlapsarian sex gives rise to a very great good, namely the procreation of children. —  The Guardian World News
  • A century on, and postlapsarian sex in the head is the only show in town. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
 

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