Contemplation and classical Christianity: a study in Augustine

This study explores Augustine's developing understanding of contemplation, beginning with his earliest accounts written before his baptism and ending with the Confessions. The arc of Augustine's thought through these years of transition leads into the Confessions, giving a vantage point to...

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Main Author: Kenney, John Peter 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:Contemplation and Classical Christianity: A Study in Augustine by John Peter Kenney, Oxford University Press, 2013 (ISBN 978-0-19-956370-8), xi + 191 pp., hb £45 (2015) (Teubner, Jonathan D.)
Series/Journal:Oxford early Christian studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Theology / Contemplation (motif)
Further subjects:B Contemplation
B Theology, Doctrinal ; History ; Early church, ca. 30-600
B Theology, Doctrinal History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo
B Augustine ; Saint, Bishop of Hippo
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780199563708
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Summary:This study explores Augustine's developing understanding of contemplation, beginning with his earliest accounts written before his baptism and ending with the Confessions. The arc of Augustine's thought through these years of transition leads into the Confessions, giving a vantage point to survey its classical Christian theology of contemplation
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:978-0-19-174732-8
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563708.001.0001