Outward signs: the powerlessness of external things in Augustine's thought
Cary's thesis is indicated in the subtitle - that Augustine's thought has no room for a concept of efficacious external means of grace, i.e., that neither word nor sacrament (both of which are outward signs) can convey to us the divine inner gift of grace. Therefore nothing external has th...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008
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| In: | Jahr: 2008 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Heiliger 354-430
/ Semiotik
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Signs and symbols
B Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo B Augustine ; Saint, Bishop of Hippo B Semiotics |
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Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Parallele Ausgabe: | Erscheint auch als: 9780195336498 |
| Zusammenfassung: | Cary's thesis is indicated in the subtitle - that Augustine's thought has no room for a concept of efficacious external means of grace, i.e., that neither word nor sacrament (both of which are outward signs) can convey to us the divine inner gift of grace. Therefore nothing external has the power to save us |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physische Details: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 344 p) |
| ISBN: | 0-19-986862-X 978-0-19-986862-9 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195336498.001.0001 |
