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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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008
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| Em: | Ano: 2008 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Santo 354-430
/ Semiótica
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Signs and symbols
B Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo B Augustine ; Saint, Bishop of Hippo B Semiotics |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780195336498 |
| Resumo: | 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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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrição Física: | 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 |
