Augustine

Name: Augustine
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ISBN: 9780687053612

ISBN-10: 0687053617

ISBN-13: 9780687053612

Edition: 2006 (Annotated)

Authors: Eugene TeSelle

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For many, all theology subsequent to Augustine is a footnote. He is influential, even today, because of his doctrinal formulations. Even more importantly, Augustine was a stimulating thinker and constant inquirer. Starting with his philosophical interest in Platonism, which set the framework for his thinking, Eugene TeSelle examines the major themes of Augustine's thought following a more or less chronological order including human fulfillment, evil, creation, the human self, the church and its doctrines, the course of human history, and the relation of Christianity to political matters. Even those who think he may have been wrong in his conclusions can respect Augustines's willingness to…

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List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication date: 4/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 105
Size: 7.98" wide x 9.00" long x 0.29" tall
Weight: 0.418
Language: English




Augustine's journey



Reason's quest : Augustine the Platonist



Why evil? : answering the Manichaeans



Time and creation : interpreting Genesis



Original sin and predestination : threats to freedom?



The church and the sacraments : unity in grace across space and time



Trinity and incarnation : shaping doctrine in the West



Citizens and sojourners : living in two cities



The sunset years : creating a heritage



Footnotes, queries, and obituaries to Augustine