Augustine and the Origins of North African Anthropomorphism

This article offers a reconstruction and analysis of the anthropomorphite beliefs of Augustine’s North African contemporaries through a close reading of Augustine’s writings and through comparison with other cases of anthropomorphism within early Christianity. I argue that the anthropomorphite faith...

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Main Author: Harris, Brendan A. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2023
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-84
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430, Confessiones / North Africa / Church / Anthropomorphism
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBL Near East and North Africa
NBC Doctrine of God
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