Augustine and World Religions

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Av Brian Brown, John A. Doody, Kim Paffenroth

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Augustine and World Religions examines Augustine's thought for how it can inform modern inter-religious dialogue. Despite Augustine's reputation as the father of Christian intolerance, one finds in his thought the surprising claim that within non-Christian writings there are "some truths in regard even to the worship of the One God". This, it seems, hints at a deeper level of respect and dialogue between religions, because one engages in such dialogue in order to better understand and worship God. The essays here uncover provocative points of comparison and similarity between Christianity and other religions to further such an Augustinian dialogue.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-05-30
Mått153 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt467 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAugustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation
Antal sidor310
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739125809

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Chapter 1 ContentsChapter 2 IntroductionPart 3 I Augustine's Relation to Judaism and Roman ReligionsChapter 4 1 Augustine and the Invention of Magical DissentChapter 5 2 Secundem Carnem: HIstory and Israel in the Theology of St. AugustineChapter 6 3 Jews and Judaism in the Thought of AugustineChapter 7 4 A ChristianAeneid: Pagan and Christian Education in theConfessionsChapter 8 5 Theo-Semiotics and Augustine's Hermeneutical Jew, or, "What's a Little Supersessionism between Friends?"Part 9 II Augustine and Non-Western ReligionsChapter 10 6 Way and Wilderness: An Augustinian Dialogue with BuddhismChapter 11 7 Augustine, Apuleius, and Hermes Trismegistus:The City of God and Advice on How (Not) to Read Hindu TextsChapter 12 8 Wisdom, Compassion, and Charity: The Lotus Sutra and AugustineChapter 13 9 Divine Election asAdhikara andAtma-sva-bhava: Re-reading theReply to Simplicianus in Light of a Hindu TextChapter 14 10 Transforming the Self: Confession and Performance in the Thought of Augustine and XunziChapter 15 Bibliography

Every so often a book comes along from a truly fresh perspective—one that genuinely captures its subject in a new light and allows its readers to see with greater clarity the contribution and genius of an intellectual forebear. This is one such book. Bolstered by a fine index and a thorough bibliography, this volume will undoubtedly be of particular use not only to scholars of Augustine but to others in religious studies, as well as to students seeking excellent examples of cross-cultural comparison and to those engaged in practical interreligious dialogue and cooperation; it deserves a wider audience, as well.