The Trinitarian Theology of Augustine and His Debt to Plotinus

A Very powerful case has been made out for the influence of the Platonism of Plotinus upon Saint Augustine. From the Manichaean simple solution of the problem of evil Augustine was delivered by reading the neo-Platonists and especially Plotinus. It was Plotinus who convinced him that God was a spiri...

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Main Author: Wassmer, Thomas A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1961
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 1961, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 248-255
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