Creatio ex nihilo and the Theology of St. Augustine the Anti-Manichaean Polemic and Beyond.
| Основен автор: | Torchia, N. Joseph. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
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New York :
Peter Lang Pub.,
2012.
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Creatio ex nihilo and the Theology of St. Augustine : The Anti-Manichaean Polemic and Beyond. |
Съдържание:
- Preface IX; Initial Observations IX; The Christian Doctrine of Creatio ex nihilo: Some General Presuppositions XI; The Significance of Creatio ex nihilo for Augustine XIII; Methodology XV; The Relation Between Augustine's Life and Thought XVI; Augustine and Neoplatonism XVII; A Word on Texts XVIII; Acknowledgements XIX; Notes XX; Introduction: The Scriptural, Patristic, and Philosophical Background of St. Augustine's Doctrine of Creatio ex nihilo 1; Creatio ex nihilo in Scripture 2; Patristic Theories of Creation: The First to the Fourth Centuries 4; The Philosophical Background 21.
- The Debate Concerning Plato's Timaeus 22Later Platonism and Early Patristic Theories of Creation 30; Possible Influences on Augustine: A Tentative Hypothesis 35; Concluding Remarks 37; Notes 39; Chapter 1: The Manichaean Cosmogony: A Point of Reference 65; The Religion of Mani 65; Methodology 67; The Manichaean Cosmogony 68; Assessment: The Tree 'Moments' 74; The Manichaeans' Understanding of Creation: Salient Themes 77; Concluding Observations: Augustine's Knowledge of Manichaeism 79; Notes 82; Chapter 2: Saint Augustine's Exegesis of Genesis 97; The Act of Creation 98.
- The Ontological Status of Amorphous Matter 109The Ontological Status of the Nihil 111; Creatio ex nihilo Defined 115; Conclusion 117; Notes 119; Chapter 3: Augustine's Refutation of the Manichaean Cosmogony 135; Opposition to Manichaean Claims of Authority 136; The Primordial Conflict 137; The Two Bordering Regions 138; Creatio de nihilo Affirmed 145; The Five Natures of the Region of Darkness 146; The Goodness of the Whole 147; Evil as a Corruption of the Good 148; Salient Features of Augustine's Refutation of the Manichaean Cosmogony 151; Conclusion 153; Notes 155.
- Chapter 4: Augustine's Theodicy 165Introductory Remarks 165; The Divine Nature 168; Corruption Redefined 169; The Order of Creation 171; Evil Defined 173; Diverse Senses of Evil 175; Creation and the 'Nihil' 177; Conclusion 179; Notes 182; Chapter 5: A Defense of Monotheism 193; The Contra Faustum Manichaeum: Salient Features of Faustus's Critique of Catholic Teaching 194; Monotheism vs. Polytheism 198; Monotheism vs. Dualism 200; Conclusion 204; Notes 208; Chapter 6: Creatio ex nihilo in Augustine's Anti-Manichaean Polemic: A Brief Recapitulation 217; Introduction 217.
- The Exegetical Background of Augustine's Anti-Manichaean Polemic 218Augustine's Response to Mani's Cosmogony 220; The Problem of Evil 223; The One, True God 225; Concluding Assessment 226; Notes 229; Chapter 7: Broader Theological Implications of the Doctrine 231; The Divine Nature and the Act of Creation 232; The Finitude of Creatures 235; Human Nature, Free Will, and Sin 236; The Necessity of Redemption and Grace 238; Divine Sovereignty and Predestination 243; Conclusion: A Summary of Key Themes 245; Notes 248; Epilogue: Creation, Contingency, and Augustine's Theology 257; Bibliography 261.