Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 620 g
Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 620 g
ISBN: 978-1-107-09492-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This study of the Confessions engages with contemporary philosophers and psychologists antagonistic to religion and demonstrates the enduring value of Augustine's journey for those struggling with theistic incredulity and religious narcissism. Paul Rigby draws on current Augustinian scholarship and the works of Paul Ricœur to cross-examine Augustine's testimony. This analysis reveals the sophistication of Augustine's confessional text, which anticipates the analytical mindset of his critics. Augustine presents a coherent, defensible response to three age-old problems: free will and grace; goodness, innocent suffering, and radical evil; and freedom and predestination. The Theology of Augustine's Confessions moves beyond commentary and allows present-day readers to understand the Confessions as its original readers experienced it, bridging the divide introduced by Kant, Hegel, Freud, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and their descendants.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsethik, Weltethos
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction; 1. Confessio; 2. Fatherhood: from neurotic phantasm to compassionate symbol; 3. Narcissism and narrative's vital lie; 4. Evil, suffering, and dualistic wisdom; 5. Original sin: an ineluctable triple hatred; 6. Original sin and the human tragic; 7. 'The platitudes of ethical monotheism'; 8. Inscrutable wisdom; 9. Lyrical voice; 10. The life of a bishop: reinventing Plato's celestial clock, Confessions 11-13; 11. Resurrection and the restless heart.
