Christian anthropology

Christian belief in the state of sin in which humanity has existed since the fall of man

doctrine that the soul is not naturally immortal

part of theology about doctrines about human beings in their relation to God

doctrine

thumb|268x268px|God resting after creation – Christ depicted as the creator of the world prior to his incarnation as Jesus, [[Byzantine mosaic in Monreale, Sicily.]]

Religious and social movement

In Christian theology, Traducianism is a doctrine about the origin of the soul holding that this immaterial aspect is transmitted through natural generation along with the body, the material aspect of human beings. That is, human propagation is of the whole being, both material and immaterial aspects: an individual's soul is derived from the soul of one or both parents. This implies that only the soul of Adam was created directly by God (with Eve's substance, material and immaterial, being taken from out of Adam), in contrast with the idea of creationism of the soul, which holds that all souls

various teachings within Christianity that describe the process of achieving spiritual maturity or perfection

Nephesh (), also spelled nefesh, is a term in the Hebrew Bible used to refer to the aspects of sentience, and human beings and other animals are both described as being nephesh. Not all living organisms are referred to as "nefesh": arthropods ("bugs") and plants, for example, are not described in the Hebrew Bible as nephesh. The English corresponding term to nephesh is the Christian term "soul," which has very similar connotations, and is customarily used to translate it.

doctrine that God creates a soul for each body that is generated, as opposed to pre-existing before birth or being generated during conception

Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of God by nature and when Christians are redeemed by Jesus they become children of God by adoption

spirit or soul in Judaic and Christian philosophy and theology