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: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Servicio de pedido Subito: | Pedir ahora. |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008
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| En: | Año: 2008 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Santo 354-430
/ Semiótica
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
Signs and symbols
B Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo B Augustine ; Saint, Bishop of Hippo B Semiotics |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780195336498 |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción 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 |
