'Revista da Biologia, Reitoria da Universidade de Sao Paulo'
Abstract
To the Portugues e of the Counter-Reformation , nothin g was mor e
important tha n th e salvatio n o f th e soul , an d th e world , ove r whic h
Satan exerte d a n excessiv e dominion , wa s meaningfu l onl y becaus e
God afforde d ma n th e grac e t o avoi d temptatio n an d th e chanc e o f
redeeming himself