| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction -- I. Early considerations of the resurrection. The adumbration of the resurrection -- The restoration of humanity to the pristine stability of paradise -- The transmutation of human flesh into an angelic body -- II. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The enduring reality of Christ's resurrected flesh -- The encounter with Christ's resurrected flesh -- The sacramentality and exemplarity of Christ's resurrected flesh -- III. The resurrection of the human spirit. The contents of the spiritual resurrection -- The spiritual resurrection of Augustine's soul -- Extreme expressions of the spiritual resurrection -- IV. The resurrection of human flesh. The future event of the fleshly resurrection -- The fleshly resurrection of the damned -- The fleshly resurrection of the saints -- Epilogue: Augustine advancing toward the resurrection |
| Summary |
"This panoramic study makes Augustine's theology of the resurrection accessible to students and scholars of theology, religious studies, and late antiquity. Contextualizing Augustine within the early Church and the intellectual and religious cultures of the late Roman Empire, it provides a penetrating analyses of his theological articulations."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-270) and index |
| Subject |
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
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Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 |
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Resurrection -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781009269032 |
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1009269038 |
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1009269046 |
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9781009269049 |
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