Myers Milton's Theology of Freedom

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-091937-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 98, 223 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm

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At the centre of John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost (1667) is a radical commitment to divine and human freedom. This study situates Paradise Lost within the context of post-Reformation theological controversy, and pursues the theological portrayal of freedom as it unfolds throughout the poem. The study identifies and explores the ways in which Milton is both continuous and discontinuous with the major post-Reformation traditions in his depiction of predestination, creation, free will, sin, and conversion. Milton’s deep commitment to freedom is shown to underlie his appropriation and creative transformation of a wide range of existing theological concepts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Myers, Benjamin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Theology of Freedom: A Short History; The Satanic Theology of Freedom; Predestination and Freedom; The Freedom of God; Human Freedom and the Fall; Grace, Conversion and Freedom.

Über Autor(innen)

Benjamin Myers, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.