Contemplation and classical Christianity: a study in Augustine
This study explores Augustine's developing understanding of contemplation, beginning with his earliest accounts written before his baptism and ending with the Confessions. The arc of Augustine's thought through these years of transition leads into the Confessions, giving a vantage point to...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford early Christian studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
/ Theology
/ Contemplation
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| Further subjects: | B
Contemplation
B Theology, Doctrinal History, Early church, ca 30-600 |
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| Summary: | This study explores Augustine's developing understanding of contemplation, beginning with his earliest accounts written before his baptism and ending with the Confessions. The arc of Augustine's thought through these years of transition leads into the Confessions, giving a vantage point to survey its classical Christian theology of contemplation. |
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| ISBN: | 0191747327 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563708.001.0001 |