Image, Identity, and the Forming of the Augustinian Soul (Hardcover)

In our current pluralist and often secular context, there is no clearly designated means of valuing or defining the human person. Matthew Drever shows that in the writings of St. Augustine we find a concept of the human person as fluid, tenuous, prone to great good and great vice, and influenced deeply by language, history, and society. Through examination of his account of the human relation to God, Drever demonstrates how Augustine may be regarded as a crucial resource for a religious reorientation and revaluation of the person. Drever focuses particularly on the concepts of the imago dei and creatio ex nihilo, significant for their influence on Augustine's understanding of the human person and for their potential to bridge his and our own world. Though rooted in Augustine's early work, these concepts are developed fully in his later writings: his Genesis commentaries and On the Trinity in particular. Drever examines how in these later writings the origin (creatio ex nihilo) and identity (imago dei) of the human person intersect with Augustine's understanding of creation, Christ, and the Trinity. Image, Identity, and the Forming of the Augustinian Soul constructs an interpretation of Augustine's view of the person that acknowledges its classical context while also addressing contemporary theological and philosophical appropriations of Augustine and the issues that animate them.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	AAR Academy
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	July 2013
Authors:	Matthew Drever (Assistant Professor of Religion)
Dimensions:	238 x 167 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-991633-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The historical Jesus Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Early Church Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Early Church Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The historical Jesus Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity > The Historical Jesus Books > Christianity > Christian theology Books > Christianity > Early Church
LSN:	0-19-991633-0
Barcode:	9780199916337

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