Oppositional Pairs and Christological Synthesis: Rereading Augustine's De Trinitate
The author aligns the modern structuralist emphasis on the meaning-generating capacity of “oppositional pairs” with Augustine's penchant for the ancient rhetorical trope of “antithesis.” The resultant rereading of De Trinitate uncovers Augustine's rhetorical construction of a christocentri...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2007
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Theological studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 231-253 |
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| Summary: | The author aligns the modern structuralist emphasis on the meaning-generating capacity of “oppositional pairs” with Augustine's penchant for the ancient rhetorical trope of “antithesis.” The resultant rereading of De Trinitate uncovers Augustine's rhetorical construction of a christocentric theological epistemology that undergirds the work's structure, polemical agenda, and the classic theologoumenon of the trinitarian image in human interiority. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004056390706800201 |