Charles T. Mathewes,
Charles T. (University of Virginia) Mathewes
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2007
9780521035446
Evil and the Augustinian Tradition
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Paperback, 284 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9780521035446
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This explores the 'family biography' of the Augustinian tradition by looking at Augustine's work and its development in the writings of Hannah Arendt and Reinhold Niebuhr. Mathewes argues that the Augustinian tradition offers us a powerful, though commonly misconstrued, proposal for understanding and responding to evil's challenges. The book casts light on Augustine, Niebuhr and Arendt, as well as on the problem of evil, the nature of tradition, and the role of theological and ethical discourse in contemporary thought.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521035446
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:284
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: reaching disagreement; Part I. Preliminaries: Evil and the Augustinian Tradition: 1. Modernity and evil; 2. The Augustinian tradition and its discontents; Part II. Genealogy: Remembering the Augustinian Tradition: 3. Sin as perversion: Reinhold Niebuhr's Augustinian psychology; 4. Evil as privation: Hannah Arendt's Augustinian ontology; Part III. The Challenge of the Augustinian Tradition to Evil: 5. Demythologising evil; Conclusion: realising incomprehension, discerning mystery; Works cited; Index.