S. Austin and his Place in the History of Christian Thought
S. Austin and his Place in the History of Christian Thought
The Hulsean Lectures 1885
W. Cunningham
August 2013
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Originally published in 1886, the Hulsean Lectures for 1885 by William Cunningham deal in detail with the writings and lasting influence of St Augustine (or Austin) from the fourth century AD through the Middle Ages up to eighteenth-century Anglicanism. The text includes a chronology of Augustine's life and writings and is richly footnoted with quotations from important source texts in the original languages. This book will be of use to students of Augustine and anyone interested in the influence of the early Church and Patristic writings.
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August 2013Paperback
9781107621107
300 pages
229 × 152 × 17 mm
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Truth and the possibility of attaining it
- 2. The origin of evil and the punishment of sin
- 3. Human freedom and the divine will
- 4. The kingdom of God and the means of grace
- Appendix A. S. Austin and the observation of nature
- Appendix B. S. Austin's influence in the middle ages
- Appendix C. S. Austin's knowledge of Greek
- Appendix D. The authority and interpretation of scripture
- Appendix E. Continence in married life
- Appendix F. The freedom of the will
- Appendix G. The influence of S. Austin on the English church
- Appendix H. The chronology of S. Austin's life.
