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Inner grace : Augustine in the traditions of Plato and Paul /

Most theologians want to paint the development of Augustine's doctrine of grace as a turn away from Platonist philosophy to something more distinctively Christian, but Phillip Cary argues that it is a synthesis of the two, a development within Augustine's Christian Platonism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cary, Phillip, 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul > Theology.
Bible. > Épîtres de Paul > Théologie.
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430
Bible. > Epistles of Paul
Grace (Theology)
Grâce (Théologie)
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Systematic.
Theology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Most theologians want to paint the development of Augustine's doctrine of grace as a turn away from Platonist philosophy to something more distinctively Christian, but Phillip Cary argues that it is a synthesis of the two, a development within Augustine's Christian Platonism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198044338
019804433X
9781435633797
1435633792
1281852031
9781281852038