Contemplation and classical Christianity a study in Augustine

This study explores Augustine's developing understanding of contemplation, beginning with his earliest accounts written before his baptism and ending with the Confessions. The arc of Augustine's thought through these years of transition leads into the Confessions, giving a vantage point to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kenney, John Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014, 2014
Series:Oxford early Christian studies / Oxford early Christian studies
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This study explores Augustine's developing understanding of contemplation, beginning with his earliest accounts written before his baptism and ending with the Confessions. The arc of Augustine's thought through these years of transition leads into the Confessions, giving a vantage point to survey its classical Christian theology of contemplation
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191747328