On god, the soul, evil and the rise of Christianity / John Peter Kenney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kenney, John Peter, author.

Series:

Reading Augustine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.

Augustine.

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. Confessiones.

Monotheism--History.

Monotheism.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 132 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.

Summary:

"On God, The Soul, Evil and the Rise of Christianity addresses how monotheism and Christianity emerged in late antiquity. It does so by looking closely at the development of the thought of Augustine of Hippo, whose complex spiritual trajectory included Gnosticism, academic skepticism, pagan Platonism, and orthodox Christianity. John Peter Kenney examines what Augustine found compelling about Christianity, and why he became convinced that his soul could enter into communion with a transcendent God. The apparently sudden shift of ancient culture to monotheism and Christianity was momentous, defining the subsequent nature of Western religion and thought. As a leading Augustinian scholar, Kenney explains the basic tenets of Augustine's spiritual and philosophical development and illustrates how he provides an unusually clear vantage point to understand the essential ideas that drove that transition." -- Back cover.

Contents:

Christian enlightenment

God

The soul

Evil

The rise of Christianity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-129) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kenney, John Peter. On God, the soul, Evil and the rise of Christianity.

ISBN:

9781501313998

1501313991

9781501313981

1501313983

OCLC:

1000582112