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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Reviews: | Inner Grace: Augustine in the Traditions of Plato and Paul. By Phillip Cary (2009) (Lössl, Josef, 1964 -)
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| 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
Grace (Theology)
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 189 p.) |
| ISBN: | 0199868433 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195336481.001.0001 |