GHU Logo
The Great Heights University Library
Academic discovery, digital access, and research support

Intellectus gratiae : die erkenntnistheoretische und hermeneutische Dimension der Gnadenlehre Augustins von Hippo / von Josef Lössl.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: German Summary language: English Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements ; 38. | Vigiliae Christianae Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004308961Publisher: Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1997Description: 1 online resource (xii, 501 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004313057
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Intellectus Gratiae: Die erkenntnistheoretische und hermeneutische Dimension der Gnadenlehre Augustins von HippoDDC classification:
  • 234/.092 21
LOC classification:
  • BR65.A9 L67 1997
Online resources:
Contents:
Summary: This is the first large scale study on the link between the concepts of intellect and grace in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo. Its five chapters deal with Augustine's writings on grace as they focus on questions concerning epistemology and hermeneutics. Already non-Christian ancient philosophers identified intellectual perfection with salvation as caused by divine grace. Under their influence (I) Augustine developed also his biblical thought (II). The culmination of his concept of intellectus gratiae , however, came in the later works on sacraments (III), hermeneutics (IV) and against Pelagius and Julian of Eclanum (V). This study highlights that development and recommends the concept of intellectus gratiae as a possible key to Augustine's theological thought as a whole.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

Originally presented as the author's thesis--Regensburg, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-466) and indexes.

Preliminary material -- EINLEITUNG -- VORSTRUKTURIERUNG IM PHILOSOPHISCHEN FRÜHWERK -- ENTWICKLUNG IM EXEGETISCHEN FRÜHWERK -- ANWENDUNG IN DER SAKRAMENTENLEHRE -- HERMENEUTIKEN DES INTELLECTUS GRATIAE -- KONTROVERSEN UM DEN INTELLECTUS GRATIAE -- ZUSAMMENFASSUNG UND SCHLUSS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- QUELLEN- UND LITERATURVERZEICHNIS -- REGISTER -- SUPPLEMENTS TO VIGILIAE CHRISTIANAE.

Available to subscribing member institutions only.

This is the first large scale study on the link between the concepts of intellect and grace in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo. Its five chapters deal with Augustine's writings on grace as they focus on questions concerning epistemology and hermeneutics. Already non-Christian ancient philosophers identified intellectual perfection with salvation as caused by divine grace. Under their influence (I) Augustine developed also his biblical thought (II). The culmination of his concept of intellectus gratiae , however, came in the later works on sacraments (III), hermeneutics (IV) and against Pelagius and Julian of Eclanum (V). This study highlights that development and recommends the concept of intellectus gratiae as a possible key to Augustine's theological thought as a whole.

Summary in English.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.