1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462629103321

Autore

Dupont Anthony

Titolo

Gratia in Augustine's Sermones ad populum during the Pelagian controversy [[electronic resource] ] : do different contexts furnish different insights? / / by Anthony Dupont

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013

ISBN

1-283-85423-6

90-04-23256-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (697 p.)

Collana

Brill's series in church history, , 1572-4107 ; ; v. 59

Disciplina

234

234.092

Soggetti

Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

Grace (Theology) - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600

Pelagianism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [643]-683).

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Status quaestionis on Research into Augustine’s sermones ad populum and gratia -- 2. Fides as gratia and as Human Task -- 3. Sermones 293–294: Baptismus Paruulorum in the First Phase of the Pelagian Controversy -- 4. Prayer as Indication of Human Sinfulness -- 5. The Theme of Human Sinfulness in the Anti-Pelagian sermones ad populum -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

During the last decades, the doctrine of grace of Augustine of Hippo (354-430) has been studied in depth. The occurrence of grace in Augustine’s circa 580 sermones ad populum has not yet been systematically analysed. This monograph studies the presence of grace in sermones preached during the period of the Pelagian controversy – a debate precisely on the relation between divine grace and human freedom. Does Augustine deal with grace differently in these sermones and his anti-pelagian tractates? First, the gratia content of the sermones does not differ from that of the systematic treatises. Second,



the treatment of this topic differs on occasion, a difference determined by the biblical, liturgical, rhetorical and contextual framework of the sermones. This book explores the anthropological-ethical perspective of grace in Augustine, which results in a correction of the image of an Augustine overemphasising God and neglecting man, and in a plea to see continuity in his thinking on grace.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910809580303321

Autore

Way Lucan <1968->

Titolo

Pluralism by default : weak autocrats and the rise of competitive politics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4214-1813-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Classificazione

321

Altri autori (Persone)

WayLucan

Disciplina

323/.040947

Soggetti

Political participation - Belarus

Political participation - Moldova

Political participation - Ukraine

Democratization - Belarus

Democratization - Moldova

Democratization - Ukraine

Belarus - Politics and government - 1991-

Moldova - Politics and government - 1991-

Ukraine - Politics and government - 1991-

Belarus Politics and government 1991-

Moldova Politics and government 1991-

Ukraine Politics and government 1991-2014

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Focusing on regime trajectories across three countries in the former



Soviet Union (Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine), Lucan Way argues that democratic political competition has often been grounded less in well-designed institutions or emerging civil society, and more in the failure of authoritarianism. In many cases, pluralism has persisted because autocrats have been too weak to steal elections, repress opposition, or keep allies in line. Attention to the dynamics of this "pluralism by default" reveals an important but largely unrecognized contradiction in the transition process in many countries - namely, that the same factors that facilitate democratic and semi-democratic political competition may also thwart the development of stable, well-functioning democratic institutions. Weak states and parties - factors typically seen as sources of democratic failure - can also undermine efforts to crack down on political opposition and concentrate political control"--

"Focusing on regime trajectories across the former Soviet Union,  Pluralism by Default posits that political competition in "new democracies" has often been grounded less in well-designed institutions, democratic leaders, or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Lucan Way contends that pluralism has persisted in many cases because autocrats lack the organization, authority, or coordination to steal elections, impose censorship, repress opposition, or keep allies in line. Attention to the dynamics of this "pluralism by default" reveals a largely unrecognized contradiction in the transition process: the same factors that facilitate democratic and semi-democratic political competition may also thwart the development of stable, well-functioning democratic institutions. National divisions or weak states and parties--typically seen as impediments to democracy--can also stymie efforts to crack down on political opposition and concentrate control. Way demonstrates that the features that have made Ukraine the most democratic country in the former Soviet Union also contributed to the country's extreme dysfunction and descent into war in 2014"--