Rethinking Augustine's early theology : an argument for continuity / Carol Harrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Carol.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.

Augustine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Carol Harrison counters the assumption that Augustine of Hippo's (354-430) theology underwent a revolutionary transformation around the time he was consecrated Bishop in 396. Instead, she argues that there is a fundamental continuity in his thought and practice from the moment of his conversion in 386. The book thereby challenges the general scholarly trend to begin reading Augustine with his Confessions (396), which were begun ten years after his conversion, and refocusesattention on his earlier works, which undergird his whole theological system.

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; PART ONE; 1. The Context; 2. The Revolution of 386; 3. Ascent (and Descent); 4. Creation from Nothing; 5. Paul; PART TWO; 6. The Fall; 7. The Will; 8. Grace; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [288]-296) and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-954364-X

9786611153892

0-19-153588-5

1-4356-2333-9

1-281-15389-3

OCLC:

191402111