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Despite An Enormous Amount Of Literature On St Augustine Of Hippo, This Work Provides The First Examination Of What He Taught About The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ. Augustine Expounded Christ's Resurrection In His Sermons, Letters, Answer To Faustus The Manichean, The City Of God, Expositions Of The Psalms, And The Trinity. Saint Augustine On The Resurrection Of Christ: Teaching, Rhetoric, And Reception Explores What Augustine Held About The Centrality Of Christ's Resurrection From The Dead, The Agency Of Christ's Resurrection, And The Nature Of His Risen Existence. Leading Scholar, Gerald O'collins, Investigates The Impact Of His Resurrection On Others And His Mediatory Role As The Risen High Priest. O'collins Then Unpicks Augustine's Rhetorical Justification For The Resurrection Of Christ: Evidence From Creation, Human History, And The Desires Of All Human Beings. This Groundbreaking Study Illustrates The Enduring Significance Of Augustine's Teaching On And Apologetic For The Resurrection, And Updates, Augments, And Corrects What Augustine Held.
This work investigates the specific theological teachings and rhetorical strategies employed by Saint Augustine of Hippo regarding the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Gerald O'Collins, a prominent scholar in the field of fundamental theology, synthesizes Augustine's extensive body of work—including sermons, letters, and major treatises—to reconstruct a coherent doctrine of the resurrection. The author examines how Augustine utilized arguments from creation, history, and human desire to defend the reality of the resurrection against contemporary challenges.
What You Will Find
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Experts recognize this work as a significant contribution to patristic studies, noting that it fills a notable gap in the existing literature on Augustinian theology. Readers frequently highlight the clarity of O'Collins's analysis, which makes complex theological arguments accessible to both scholars and students of religious history.
Page Count:
160
Publication Date:
2017-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0192520164
ISBN-13:
9780192520166
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