Encounters with God in Augustine's Confessions [[electronic resource] ] : books VII-IX / / Carl G. Vaught
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| Autore: |
Vaught Carl G. <1939->
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| Titolo: |
Encounters with God in Augustine's Confessions [[electronic resource] ] : books VII-IX / / Carl G. Vaught
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| Pubblicazione: | Albany, N.Y., : State University of New York Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 270.2/092 |
| B | |
| Soggetto topico: | Spirituality - History - Early church, ca. 30-600 |
| Christian saints - Algeria - Hippo (Extinct city) - Biography - History and criticism | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Encounters with God in Augustine's Confessions |
| ISBN: | 0-7914-8499-8 |
| 1-4237-3989-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807692603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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