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Life in the Spirit: Trinitarian Grammar and Pneumatic Community in Hegel and Augustine (Thresholds in Philosophy and Theology)

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Description for Life in the Spirit: Trinitarian Grammar and Pneumatic Community in Hegel and Augustine (Thresholds in Philosophy and Theology) Paperback. Series: Thesholds in Philosophy and Theology. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 40. Weight in Grams: 694.

Since the nineteenth century, many philosophical and theological commentators have sought to trace lines of continuity between the Trinitarian thought of Augustine of Hippo (354–430) and G. W. F. Hegel (1770–1831). Many contemporary Christian theologians have also criticized Augustine's Trinitarian theology generally and his doctrine of the Holy Spirit more specifically through this historical lens. At the same time, Hegelian Trinitarian conceptual dynamics have come to exert a strong influence over contemporary Trinitarian theology.

In Life in the Spirit, Douglas Finn seeks to redress several imbalances with respect to Augustine, imbalances that have one of their hermeneutic causes in a ... Read more

With this renewed understanding of Augustine's Trinitarianism, Finn allows Augustine to interrogate Hegel with his concerns rather than only the other way around. In this ambitious study, Finn shows that Hegel's rendition of Christianity systematically obviates whole swaths of Christian prayer and practice. He does this nonpolemically, carefully, and with meticulous attention to the texts of both great thinkers.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Series
Thesholds in Philosophy and Theology
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268028954
SKU
V9780268028954
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About Douglas Finn
Douglas Finn is assistant professor of theology at Boston College.

Reviews for Life in the Spirit: Trinitarian Grammar and Pneumatic Community in Hegel and Augustine (Thresholds in Philosophy and Theology)
"Life in the Spirit is a timely work filling a real need in contemporary theological and philosophical thought. Douglas Finn shows that Augustine's Trinitarian theology is one fully engaged with God's work in history. It will completely reorient discussions on the Trinity in Christian theology and help to engage that discussion with contemporary continental philosophy." —Anthony C. Sciglitano, Seton Hall ... Read more

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