Augustine, Moral Luck, and the Ethics of Regret and Shame
A literary criticism is presented of the book "The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo. The book is a cornerstone of Western thought, expounding on many profound questions of theology, such as the suffering of the righteous, the existence of evil, the conflict between free will and divine o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
[2020]
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The journal of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 100, Issue: 3, Pages: 361-385 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430, De civitate dei
/ Free will
/ Ethical individualism
/ Happiness
/ Shame
/ Regret
/ Omniscience
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NCB Personal ethics |
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Theology
B AUGUSTINE, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430 B Christianity B CITY of God, The (Book : Augustine) B OMNISCIENCE of God |
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| Summary: | A literary criticism is presented of the book "The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo. The book is a cornerstone of Western thought, expounding on many profound questions of theology, such as the suffering of the righteous, the existence of evil, the conflict between free will and divine omniscience, and the doctrine of original sin. It show the superiority of Christian accounts to pagan ideals of happiness. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/708886 |