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Grace and the Will According to Augustine

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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The doctrine on grace, one of the most discussed themes in his later years, was regarded by Augustine as the very core of Christianity. This book traces the gradual crystallisation of this teaching, including its unacceptable consequences (such as double predestination, inherited guilt which deserves eternal punishment, and its transmission through libidinous procreation). How did the reader of Cicero and “the books of the Platonists” reach the ideas that appear in his polemic against Julian (and which remind one of Freud rather than the Stoics or Plotinus)? That is the point of departure of this book. It surely cannot be expected that there is a definite answer to the question; rather, the aim is to follow and understand the development.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-04-19
Mått155 x 235 x 30 mm
Vikt792 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieVigiliae Christianae, Supplements
Antal sidor430
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004225336

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

I “Nothing Else do I Have but Will” (386–395)1 God as the Guarantor of the World Order and the Giver of Knowledge (Philosophical Dialogues from Cassiciacum in 386)2 The Universe of Will (Works before Augustine’s Ordination as Presbyter: 387–390) 3 Pauline Themes (the Period of the Presbyterate: 391–395)II “THE GRACE OF GOD CONQUERED” (395–411)1 Answer to Simplicianus2 Confessions3 Other Works from the Beginning of the Episcopate4 Anti-Donatist WorksIII “THE WILL IS PREPARED BY THE LORD” (411–430)1 Polemic against Pelagius and Caelestius (411–418)2 Other Works from the Period 411–4303 Polemic against Julian of Eclanum (419–430)ConclusionAppendix: Augustine as a Philosopher of the WillBibliography

"einer der gewichtigsten Beiträge [zur Augustins Gnadenlehre] aus dem ersten bzw. zweiten Jahrzehnts des 21. Jh.s. [...] diese hervorragend und solide gearbeitete, dabei aber durchgängig gut lesbare Studie empfiehlt sich nicht nur Augustinusforschern, sondern allen an theologischer Anthropologie interessierten Lesern." – Josef Lössl, Cardiff, in: Theologische Literaturzeitung 138 (2013) 10"as a source-book it should remain on the shelves of all serious students of Augustine." – John Rist, in: Augustinianum 53 (2013)