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Augustine and the disciplines : from Cassiciacum to Confessions /

Augustine and the Disciplines takes its cue from Augustine's theory of the liberal arts to explore the larger question of how the Bible became the focus of medieval culture in the West. Augustine himself became increasingly aware that an ambivalent attitude towards knowledge and learning was in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pollmann, Karla, Vessey, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Augustine and the Disciplines takes its cue from Augustine's theory of the liberal arts to explore the larger question of how the Bible became the focus of medieval culture in the West. Augustine himself became increasingly aware that an ambivalent attitude towards knowledge and learning was inherent in Christianity. By facing the intellectual challenge posed by this tension he arrived at a new theory of how to interpret the Bible correctly. - ;Augustine and the Disciplines takes its cue from Augustine's theory of the liberal arts to explore the larger question of how the Bible became the focu.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 258 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-244) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191534539
0191534536
1281345911
9781281345912
9786611345914
6611345914