Inner grace: Augustine in the traditions of Plato and Paul

Most theologians want to paint the development of Augustine's doctrine of grace as a turn away from Platonist philosophy to something more distinctively Christian, but Phillip Cary argues that it is a synthesis of the two, a development within Augustine's Christian Platonism

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Main Author: Cary, Phillip 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:Inner Grace: Augustine in the Traditions of Plato and Paul. By Phillip Cary (2009) (Lössl, Josef, 1964 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pauline letters / Reception / Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Grace
B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Platonism
B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Pelagianism / Polemics / Grace
Further subjects:B Bible ; N.T ; Epistles of Paul ; Theology
B Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo
B Augustine ; Saint, Bishop of Hippo
B Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul Theology
B Grace (Theology)
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780195336481
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Summary:Most theologians want to paint the development of Augustine's doctrine of grace as a turn away from Platonist philosophy to something more distinctively Christian, but Phillip Cary argues that it is a synthesis of the two, a development within Augustine's Christian Platonism
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0199868433
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195336481.001.0001