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Contemplation and classical Christianity : a study in Augustine /

This study explores Augustine's developing understanding of contemplation, beginning with his earliest accounts written before his baptism and ending with the Confessions. The arc of Augustine's thought through these years of transition leads into the Confessions, giving a vantage point to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kenney, John Peter (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430.
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430
Contemplation.
Theology, Doctrinal > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Théologie dogmatique > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Contemplation
Theology, Doctrinal > Early church
30-600
Electronic books.
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Summary:This study explores Augustine's developing understanding of contemplation, beginning with his earliest accounts written before his baptism and ending with the Confessions. The arc of Augustine's thought through these years of transition leads into the Confessions, giving a vantage point to survey its classical Christian theology of contemplation.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191747328
0191747327