‘Harsh Love’ and Forgiveness
While Biggar in chapter 2 of his In Defence of War cites Augustine in support of an argument for forgiveness and reconciliation, this paper argues through a close look at Augustine’s Letters 95 and 139 and Book I of his On Christian Doctrine that Augustine’s view of how the Donatists should be treat...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2015
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| In: |
Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 266-272 |
| Review of: | In defence of war (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford University Press, 2013) (Johnson, James Turner)
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NCA Ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Punishment
B Augustine B Book review B Love B Reconciliation B Donatists B War |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | While Biggar in chapter 2 of his In Defence of War cites Augustine in support of an argument for forgiveness and reconciliation, this paper argues through a close look at Augustine’s Letters 95 and 139 and Book I of his On Christian Doctrine that Augustine’s view of how the Donatists should be treated focused on their punishment, not on reconciliation in the sense Biggar describes. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "In Response (2015)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946814565304 |