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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953724603321

Autore

Vaught Carl G. <1939->

Titolo

Encounters with God in Augustine's Confessions : books VII-IX / / Carl G. Vaught

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, N.Y., : State University of New York Press, c2004

ISBN

9780791484999

0791484998

9781423739890

1423739892

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Disciplina

270.2/092

B

Soggetti

Spirituality - Christianity - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Christian saints - Algeria - Hippo (Extinct city) - Biography - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-165) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Encounters with God in Augustine's Confessions -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ENTERPRISE -- UNITY AND SEPARATION IN AUGUSTINE'S THINKING -- SPEAKING AND HEARING AS PRIMORDIAL PHENOMENA -- PROBLEMS OF ACCESS TO THE TEXT -- 1. The Philosophical Conversion (Book VII) -- THE CONCEPT OF GOD (7.1.1-7.2.3) -- THE PROBLEM OF EVIL (7.3.4-7.8.12) -- NEOPLATONISM AND CHRISTIANITY (7.9.13-7.9.15) -- THE NEOPLATONIC VISION (7.10.16-7.17.23) -- THE NEED FOR A MEDIATOR (7.18.24-7.21.27) -- 2. Augustine's Christian Conversion (Book VIII) -- INITIAL HESITATION (8.1.1-8.1.2) -- THE CONVERSION OF VICTORINUS (8.2.3-8.4.9) -- THE BONDAGE OF THE WILL (8.5.10-8.5.12) -- STAGES OF LIBERATION (8.6.13-8.11.27) -- THE DECISIVE MOMENT (8.12.28-8.12.29) -- THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY (8.12.30) -- 3. Mother and Son A Shared Mystical Experience (Book IX) -- RETIREMENT AND BAPTISM (9.1.1-9.7.16) -- MONICA'S CHARACTER (9.8.17-9.9.22) -- THE GARDEN IN OSTIA (9.10.23-9.10.26) -- THE DEATH OF AUGUSTINE'S MOTHER (9.11.27-9.13.37) -- Notes --



PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3 -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Sommario/riassunto

This reappraisal of the middle section of Augustine's Confessions covers the period of Augustine's conversion to Christianity. The author argues against the prevailing Neoplatonic interpretation of Augustine.