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Inner Grace: Augustine in the Traditions of Plato and Paul
Phillip Cary
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hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCC1; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Augustine's epochal doctrine of grace is often portrayed as a break from his earlier Platonism, but in Inner Grace, Phillip Cary argues it should be seen instead as the way Augustines Platonism developed as he read the apostle Paul. Augustines concept of grace as an inner gift that moves, turns and strengthens the will from within requires a Platonist conception of the soul's inner relation to the Good. What he adds to this conception is that grace is needed not only for the mind to see God but also for the will to turn away from lower goods and love ... Read more
Augustine's epochal doctrine of grace is often portrayed as a break from his earlier Platonism, but in Inner Grace, Phillip Cary argues it should be seen instead as the way Augustines Platonism developed as he read the apostle Paul. Augustines concept of grace as an inner gift that moves, turns and strengthens the will from within requires a Platonist conception of the soul's inner relation to the Good. What he adds to this conception is that grace is needed not only for the mind to see God but also for the will to turn away from lower goods and love ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
OUP USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195336481
SKU
KSG0034547
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Ref
99-1
About Phillip Cary
Phillip Cary is Professor of Philosophy at Eastern University in St. Davids, PA, where he is also Scholar-in-Residence at the Templeton Honors College. He is author of Augustines Invention of the Inner Self (Oxford University Press, 2000) as well as lecture series on Augustine, on Luther and on Philosophy of Religion published by The Teaching Company.
Reviews for Inner Grace: Augustine in the Traditions of Plato and Paul
Inner Grace is a fresh analysis of Augustinian grace issuing a compelling challenge to dominant perceptions.
Sophie Hampshire, Expository Times
well-written, perceptive and thought-provoking book... a stimulating new approach
Josef Lössl, The Journal of Theological Studies
Sophie Hampshire, Expository Times
well-written, perceptive and thought-provoking book... a stimulating new approach
Josef Lössl, The Journal of Theological Studies