LEADER 04299nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910788306303321 005 20211008221454.0 010 $a0-8122-0785-8 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812207859 035 $a(CKB)3170000000060346 035 $a(OCoLC)859161485 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10748757 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001035978 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11592819 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001035978 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11033887 035 $a(PQKB)10770231 035 $a(OCoLC)867739990 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse24636 035 $a(DE-B1597)449698 035 $a(OCoLC)979910467 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812207859 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442215 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10748757 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682443 035 $a(OCoLC)932313094 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442215 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000060346 100 $a20120808d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAugustine's Manichaean dilemma$b[electronic resource] $h2$iMaking a "Catholic" self, 388-401 C.E. /$fJason David BeDuhn 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (549 p.) 225 1 $aDivinations : rereading late ancient religion 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a1-322-51161-6 311 0 $a0-8122-4494-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [429]-514) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tNote on Terminology --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1. The True Religion --$tChapter 2. Myth and Morals --$tChapter 3. Perfecting the Paradigm --$tChapter 4. Fortunatus --$tChapter 5. The Exegete --$tChapter 6. The Problem of Paul --$tChapter 8. Discoveries --$tChapter 9. How One Becomes What One Is --$tChapter 10. Truth in the Realm of Lies --$tConclusion --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aBy 388 C.E., Augustine had broken with the Manichaeism of his early adulthood and wholeheartedly embraced Nicene Christianity as the tradition with which he would identify and within which he would find meaning. Yet conversion rarely, if ever, represents a clean and total break from the past. As Augustine defined and became a "Catholic" self, he also intently engaged with Manichaeism as a rival religious system. This second volume of Jason David BeDuhn's detailed reconsideration of Augustine's life and letters explores the significance of the fact that these two processes unfolded together. BeDuhn identifies the Manichaean subtext to be found in nearly every work written by Augustine between 388 and 401 and demonstrates Augustine's concern with refuting his former beliefs without alienating the Manichaeans he wished to win over. To achieve these ends, Augustine modified and developed his received Nicene Christian faith, strengthening it where it was vulnerable to Manichaean critique and taking it in new directions where he found room within an orthodox frame of reference to accommodate Manichaean perspectives and concerns. Against this background, BeDuhn is able to shed new light on the complex circumstances and purposes of Augustine's most famous work, The Confessions, as well as his distinctive reading of Paul and his revolutionary concept of grace. Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma, Volume 2 demonstrates the close interplay between Augustine's efforts to work out his own "Catholic" persona and the theological positions associated with his name, between the sometimes dramatic twists and turns of his own personal life and his theoretical thinking. 410 0$aDivinations. 517 3 $aMaking a "Catholic" self, 388-401 C.E 606 $aManichaeism 610 $aAncient Studies. 610 $aAutobiography. 610 $aBiography. 610 $aClassics. 610 $aReligion. 610 $aReligious Studies. 615 0$aManichaeism. 676 $a270.2092 676 $aB 700 $aBeDuhn$b Jason$0880144 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788306303321 996 $aAugustine's Manichaean dilemma$93690350 997 $aUNINA