Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation

Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation
Title Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation PDF eBook
Author Gavin Ortlund
Publisher InterVarsity Press
Pages 265
Release 2020-07-14
Genre Religion
ISBN 0830853251

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How might premodern exegesis of Genesis inform Christian debates about creation today? Pastor and theologian Gavin Ortlund retrieves Augustine's reading of Genesis 1-3 and considers how his premodern understanding of creation can help Christians today, shedding light on matters such as evolution, animal death, and the historical Adam and Eve.

On Christian Doctrine

On Christian Doctrine
Title On Christian Doctrine PDF eBook
Author Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.)
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 1990
Genre Bible
ISBN

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Expositions of the Psalms 1-32 (Vol. 1)

Expositions of the Psalms 1-32 (Vol. 1)
Title Expositions of the Psalms 1-32 (Vol. 1) PDF eBook
Author Saint Augustine (of Hippo)
Publisher New City Press
Pages 462
Release 1990
Genre Bible
ISBN 1565481402

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"As the psalms are a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions of the Psalms can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought. In the Book of Psalms are to be found the history of the people of Israel, the theology and spirituality of the Old Covenant, and a treasury of human experience expressed in prayer and poetry. So too does the work of expounding the psalms recapitulate and focus the experiences of Augustine's personal life, his theological reflections and his pastoral concerns as Bishop of Hippo."--Publisher's website.

On Christian Doctrine

On Christian Doctrine
Title On Christian Doctrine PDF eBook
Author St. Augustine of Hippo
Publisher Jazzybee Verlag
Pages 246
Release 2012
Genre
ISBN 384962112X

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This volume is accurately annotated, including * an extensive biography of the author and his life * working interactive footnotes The four books of St. Augustin On Christian Doctrine (De Doctrina Christiana, iv libri) are a compend of exegetical theology to guide the reader in the understanding and interpretation of the Sacred Scriptures, according to the analogy of faith. The first three books were written ad 397; the fourth was added 426. It is the first and best patristic work on biblical Hermeneutics, and continued for a thousand years, together with the Prefaces of Jerome, to be the chief exegetical guide. Although it is superseded as a scientific work by modern Hermeneutics and Critical Introductions to the Old and New Testaments, it is not surpassed for originality, depth and spiritual insight.

The Theology of Augustine

The Theology of Augustine
Title The Theology of Augustine PDF eBook
Author Matthew Levering
Publisher Baker Books
Pages 320
Release 2013-03-15
Genre Religion
ISBN 1441240454

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Most theology students realize Augustine is tremendously influential on the Christian tradition as a whole, but they generally lack real knowledge of his writings. This volume introduces Augustine's theology through seven of his most important works. Matthew Levering begins with a discussion of Augustine's life and times and then provides a full survey of the argument of each work with bibliographical references for those who wish to go further. Written in clear, accessible language, this book offers an essential introduction to major works of Augustine that all students of theology--and their professors!--need to know.

On Grace and Free Will

On Grace and Free Will
Title On Grace and Free Will PDF eBook
Author St. Augustine St. Augustine of Hippo
Publisher CreateSpace
Pages 56
Release 2015-11-19
Genre
ISBN 9781519402288

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The Christian Church has no shortage of revered figures and saints, but it is difficult to find one that had a more decisive impact on the course of the Church's history than Augustine of Hippo. Augustine was a bishop of Hippo Regius in Africa, but his works, sermons and writings helped hold the Church together even as the Western Roman Empire was in its death throes, to the extent that every major branch of Christianity recognizes him today. The Catholic Church has venerated him as a saint and a Doctor of the Church, Orthodox Christians also consider him a saint, and Protestants and Calvinists cite him as one of the fathers and inspirations of the Protestant Reformation. In many respects, Augustine has provided the theological bedrock for Christians for nearly 1600 years, and as theologian John Leith noted in 1990, "Augustine, the North African of Berber descent, is today the spiritual father of multitudes who are remote indeed from him racially, politically, and culturally." Augustine's voluminous writings also had the effect of making him one of antiquity's most influential philosophers. Though he will always be remembered within the context of Christianity, Augustine studied the works of Virgil, Cicero, and the ancient Greek philosophers, providing a critical bridge between religious and secular philosophy that would in turn inspire St. Thomas Aquinas and similar thinkers. In addition to framing the concept of original sin, it was Augustine who first wrote at length on the theory of just war. Paul Henry, S.J. noted, "In the history of thought and civilization, Saint Augustine appears to me to be the first thinker who brought into prominence and undertook an analysis of the philosophical and psychological concepts of person and personality. These ideas, so vital to contemporary man, shape not only Augustine's own doctrine on God but also his philosophy of man..." On Grace and Free Will, Augustine's doctrine about the liberum arbitrium or free will and its inability to respond to the will of God without divine grace, is interpreted (mistakenely according to Roman Catholics) in terms of Predestination: grace is irresistible, results in conversion, and leads to perseverance.

The Four Books of St. Augustine on Christian Doctrine

The Four Books of St. Augustine on Christian Doctrine
Title The Four Books of St. Augustine on Christian Doctrine PDF eBook
Author Saint Augustine
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2022-10-05
Genre
ISBN 9781644398708

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The four books of St. Augustin On Christian Doctrine (De Doctrina Christiana, iv libri) are a summary of exegetical theology to guide the reader in the understanding and interpretation of the Sacred Scriptures, according to the analogy of faith. The first three books were written A. D. 397; the fourth was added 426.