304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Augustine and Modernity is a fresh and challenging addition to current debates about the Augustinian origins of modern subjectivity and the Christian genesis of Western nihilism. It firmly rejects the dominant modern view that the modern Cartesian subject, as an archetype of Western nihilism, originates in Augustine's thought. Arguing that most contemporary interpretations misrepresent the... Read more
Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Thinking with and about Augustine 1. A grim paternity? 2. De Trinitate and the aesthetics of salvation 3. Christology, cosmology and the mechanics of grace 4. The subtle triumph of Pelagianism 5. An Augustinian parody: Dexcartes and modern stoicism Postcript: Modernity in Augustinian hindsight Notes Primary sources and translations Index
Biography
Michael Hanby
"The book, all the same, is a triumph... the exciting debut of a theologian with whom we shall all have to reckon for what we may hope to be a very long time." -- Jason Byassee, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Pro Ecclesia
