Preacher of grace : a critical reappraisal of Augustines doctrine of grace in his Sermones ad populum on liturgical feasts and during the Donatist controversy / by Anthony Dupont.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dupont, Anthony, author.

Series:

Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; Volume 177.

Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, 1573-5664 ; Volume 177

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grace (Theology)--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Grace (Theology).

Fasts and feasts--Sermons.

Fasts and feasts.

Church year sermons.

Donatists.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. Sermones ad populum.

Augustine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Augustine of Hippo (354-430) became known as the ‘doctor of grace’. He developed his theory of divine grace mainly in his systematic treatises directed against the Pelagians (ca. 411-430). Did he however also preach about this complex, and at first sight ‘demoralizing’, issue in his sermons to the people ? In his previous book (BSCH 59), Anthony Dupont studied the profile of the treatment of gratia in the anti-Pelagian sermones ad populum . In a Preacher of Grace Dupont offers an account of the presence of the theme of grace in Augustine’s sermones not situated in the Pelagian controversy. He first studies sermons preached on important liturgical feasts, which belong to the (non-polemical) pastoral preaching genre. They are distributed throughout the 40 years of Augustine’s preaching activity, and are Christological in content and moralising in intention. Secondly, he examines sermons situated in the Donatist controversy, preceding the anti-Pelagian sermons chronologically and differing from them in terms of content. This research provides a global picture of the presence and treatment of gratia in Augustine’s sermones and clarifies the interaction between context, audience and preaching genre on the one hand, and the theme of grace as a whole on the other. It also contributes to the debate on (dis)continuity in Augustine’s thought on grace.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Christological Feasts

Pentecost

Martyrs

Sermones Relating to the Donatist Controversy

General Conclusions

Bibliography

Index of Scriptural Quotes

Index to the Works of Augustine

Index to Modern Authors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-27864-8

OCLC:

898769238

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004278646 DOI