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Evil and the Augustinian Tradition

by Charles T. Mathewes (University of Virginia)

  • Hardback
  • 284 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2 cm

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For scholars and thinkers exploring evil in faith

Addresses gaps in understanding Augustine's views on evil

You will gain fresh perspectives on moral challenges today

This book examines Augustine's insights on evil and its impact on belief.

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Recent scholarship has focused attention on the difficulties that evil, suffering, and tragic conflict present to religious belief and moral life. Thinkers have drawn upon many important historical figures, with one significant exception - Augustine. At the same time, there has been a renaissance of work on Augustine, but little discussion of either his work on evil or his influence on contemporary thought. This book fills these gaps. It 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 new 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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  • Author

    Charles T. Mathewes (University of Virginia)

  • Book Format

    hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    September 2001

  • Weight

    591g

  • Page Count

    284

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521807159

  • ISBN-10

    0521807158

  • Eden Code

    11160

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