Evil and the Augustinian TraditionThis explores the 'family biography' of the Augustinian tradition by looking at Augustine's work and its development in the writings of Hannah Arendt and Reinhold Niebuhr. Mathewes argues that the Augustinian tradition offers us a powerful, though commonly misconstrued, proposal for understanding and responding to evil's challenges. The book casts light on Augustine, Niebuhr and Arendt, as well as on the problem of evil, the nature of tradition, and the role of theological and ethical discourse in contemporary thought. |
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Contents
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evil and the Augustinian tradition | 19 |
remembering the Augustinian tradition | 105 |
PART III The challenge of the Augustinian tradition to evil | 199 |
realizing incomprehension discerning mystery | 239 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Evil and the Augustinian Tradition |
| Author | Charles T. Mathewes |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 1139430858, 9781139430852 |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Theology |
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