Mathewes, Charles T., 1969-

Evil and the Augustinian tradition / Charles T. Mathewes. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (xii, 271 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index.

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: reaching disagreement; PART I Preliminaries: evil and the Augustinian tradition; PART II Genealogy: remembering the Augustinian tradition; PART III The challenge of the Augustinian tradition to evil; Conclusion: realizing incomprehension, discerning mystery; Works cited; Index.

Evil and the Augustinian Tradition casts new light on Augustine, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hannah 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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Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.
Augustin, saint, évêque d'Hippone.
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.
Augustin (saint ; 0354-0430)


Good and evil.
Mal--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
RELIGION--General.
Good and evil.
Het Kwaad.
Goed en kwaad.
Theodicee.
Augustinisme.
Bien et mal.
Augustinismus.
Das Böse.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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