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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John Peter Kenney (Saint Michael's College, USA)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA Weight: 0.204kg ISBN: 9781501313981ISBN 10: 1501313983 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 27 December 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Reading Augustine 1. Christian Enlightenment Varieties of Christianity Pagan Monotheism Immaterial Truth 2. God Soliloquies Eternal Wisdom Contemplation and the God of Augustine 3. The Soul Confessional Introspection The Cursive Self Transcendence of the Soul 4. Evil Contemporary Theodicy Confessing Evil ‘Scattered Traces of His Being’ 5. The Rise of Christianity Deification Beatitude Contemplative Christianity BibliographyReviewsKenney's work is notable. It touches upon areas which students and scholars studying Saint Augustine, the late Roman Empire, Constantine, or any related fields would find interesting. Kenney's work would be welcome in the library of any institution which focuses upon these areas of study. * Catholic Library World * Kenney is very helpful in prompting thought about the way in which transcendence-for Augustine as well as for the broader mainstream Christian theological tradition-is nestled together with these other themes. * Reading Religion * So pervasive is the influence of Augustine that few have the imagination to see him with fresh eyes. John Peter Kenney, a thoroughly modern thinker with an enviable knowledge of ancient philosophy and the church fathers, draws on Augustine to help contemporary readers see the strangeness of God and the folly of approaching God as a spectator. This is a book that invites contemplation. * Robert Louis Wilken William R. Kenan, Jr., Emeritus Professor of the History of Christianity, The University of Virginia, USA * So pervasive is the influence of Augustine that few have the imagination to see him with fresh eyes. John Peter Kenney, a thoroughly modern thinker with an enviable knowledge of ancient philosophy and the church fathers, draws on Augustine to help contemporary readers see the strangeness of God and the folly of approaching God as a spectator. This is a book that invites contemplation. * Robert Louis Wilken William R. Kenan, Jr., Emeritus Professor of the History of Christianity, The University of Virginia, USA * Author InformationJohn Peter Kenney is Professor of Religious Studies at Saint Michael’s College, USA. He was previously Professor of Religion and Humanities at Reed College and then Dean of the College at Saint Michael’s. He is the author of Mystical Monotheism: A Study in Ancient Platonic Theology (1991), The Mysticism of Saint Augustine: Rereading the Confessions (2005) and Contemplation and Classical Christianity: A Study in Augustine (2013). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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