Augustine's intellectual conversion : the journey from Platonism to Christianity /

"This book examines Augustine's intellectual conversion from Platonism to Christianity, as described at Confessions 7.9.13-21.27. It is widely assumed that this occurred in the summer of 386, shortly before Augustine's volitional conversion in the garden at Milan. Brian Dobell argues,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dobell, Brian, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430 > Criticism and interpretation.
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430. > Confessiones.
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430
Augustinus, Aurelius.
Confessiones (Augustine, of Hippo, Saint)
Conversion > Christianity.
Conversion > Christianisme.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Konversion > Religion
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Augustine's conversion to Christianity
  • pt. I. The way of authority and 'the falsity of Photinus'. The way of authority
  • The development of Augustine's Christology
  • pt. II. The way of reason and the ascent of the soul. The way of reason
  • The problem of evil and the development of Augustine's metaphysics
  • The graded ascent
  • The rejection of Platonic ascent
  • The Ostia ascent
  • Conclusion : Augustine the Porphyrian.

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