| Evil and the Augustinian Tradition Contributor(s): Mathewes, Charles T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521807158 ISBN-13: 9780521807159 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - History - Religion | Christianity - General - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 214 |
| LCCN: 2001025581 |
| Lexile Measure: 1390 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.27" (1.30 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Evil and the Augustinian Tradition 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mathewes, Charles T.: - Charles T. Mathewes is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, where he teaches theology, ethics, and religion and culture. He has published in The Journal of Religious Ethics, Modern Theology, The Journal of Religion, Anglican Theological Review and The Hedgehog Review. |