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The paper has two main aims: first, to offer a general overview about Augustine’s concept of corporeal matter, based on a comprehensive examination of all the occurrences of the Latin lemmas "materia" and "materies" in his works; second,... more
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      PatristicsAugustinePlotinusAugustine of Hippo
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      Medieval PhilosophyMedieval StudiesAugustineThomas Aquinas
This paper was originally presented at the Oxford Patristics Conference in 2019, and is being published in Studia Patristica in 2021. It has been commonly held by Pauline scholars and theologians -- myself included! -- that the factitive... more
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      AugustineAugustine of HippoApostle Paul and the Pauline LettersDoctrine of Justification
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      AugustineLate AntiquityAugustine of HippoReception of Antiquity
In this conference presentation, I explain Augustine's approach to Natural Theology, and explain how his understanding of Christian theology and neo-platonic philosophy influence his articulation of this traditional Christian doctrine.
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      Philosophy Of ReligionNatural TheologyAugustine of HippoPlato and Platonism
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      Synoptic GospelsAugustineThomas AquinasBede
This is the (earlier) electronically-submitted version of my M.Th. thesis, wherein I explore the question of whether a Eucharistic consecration in sign language is valid. I explore the question from both a systematic (emphasising... more
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      Systematic TheologyThomismAugustine of HippoDogmatic theology
An overview of Augustine of Hippo's views about freedom. I argue that Augustine the bishop was one of the first theological compatibilists, who believed that responsibility is compatible with at least certain kinds of necessity and that... more
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      PhilosophyEthicsPhilosophy Of ReligionTheology
Augustine’s Sermon 4 on Esau and Jacob is long (860 lines) and consists of a complex division in 37 chapters. This division makes it difficult to identify quickly and easily the rhetorical arrangement which must have been an important... more
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      RhetoricComposition and RhetoricPreachingAugustine
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      Roman HistoryHistory of the BookAugustine of HippoEarly Christian Literature
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Augustine’s recognition of the lust to dominate and how it veils itself in concepts like “glory,” “honor,” and “nobility” are as relevant today as in his own time. Augustine’s deconstruction of Romanitas was done to offer all the people... more
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      Early ChristianityAugustinePolitical TheologyAugustine of Hippo
This paper dispels the Cartesian reading of Augustine’s treatment of mind and other minds by examining key passages from De Trinitate and De Civitate Dei. While Augustine does vigorously argue that mind is indubitable and immaterial, he... more
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      Philosophy of MindPhilosophical AnthropologyAugustineAugustine of Hippo
Resumen: El Bajo Imperio romano es uno de los períodos más apasionantes de la historia, siendo importante su conocimiento como vía para poder comprender mejor algunos de los problemas que todavía se plantean actualmente. Es igualmente... more
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      Ancient HistoryPatristicsRoman LawLabor Migration
In the antiquity a friendship was always a source of friends mutual enrichment despite it should ideally have been completely selfless. A new teaching brought by Christ allows someone to sacrifice their own happiness which supposed to be,... more
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      Gregory of NazianzusAugustine of HippoFriendshipJohn Chrysostom
O objetivo deste estudo é refletir sobre as relações do Cristianismo norte africano com a alteridade judaica. Uma reflexão sobre a mudança de posição de uma religião inicialmente discriminada e perseguida (outsider) pelos poderes... more
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      History of the JewsAugustine of HippoJews in the Roman empireHistoire Des Berbéres
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      ArchaeologyRoman HistoryEarly ChristianityAugustine of Hippo
La búsqueda del pobre en una sociedad repleta de pobres puede leer una gran obra de arte in melius. Y esto es oficio de las mentes brillantes. Brillante fue la interpretación que Agustín, santo obispo de Hipona, dio a este pasaje... more
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      TheologyAugustine of HippoPatristics and Late AntiquitySaint Augustine
Se explora la figura de Babel y Babilonia como analogía en Agustín de nuestra propia época donde la globalización ha introducido múltiples canales de comunicación y confusión y se presenta cuál ha de ser en ello la actitud del cristiano.
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      HomerPlatoAugustine of Hippo
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      AugustineAugustine of Hippo
St. Augustine is often accused of being an enemy of religious freedom. In this article his position is examined in the context of his struggle with the Donatists.
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      Early ChristianityAugustine of HippoOrthodox ChristianityAmbrose of Milan
The paper focuses on the theory of number and its importance in Augustine's philosophical thinking. Through the analysis selected Augustine's works (mainly De ordine, De musica, De libero arbitrio, De doctrina christiana and De civitate... more
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      Medieval PhilosophyAugustine of HippoHistory of medieval mathematicsMedieval Arithmetic
This is a book review of Edward Smither's book, Augustine as Mentor
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      Historical TheologyAugustineAugustine of Hippo
Although the quest for God’s Wisdom is something very personal for Augustine, the paper sets the ecclesiological context of his doctrine. Augustine’s way to the wisdom is not a way accessible to intellectuals only: it is open to anybody... more
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      LoveAugustineChristologyEcclesiology
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      Medieval PhilosophyAugustine of HippoSkepticismJohn of Salisbury
Oi Christianoi - Sezione antica, n. 27 ----- Avendo spaziato in molti campi e trovandosi all'incrocio di tante strade sulle quali ha lasciato la sua originale impronta, Agostino d'Ippona (354-430) occupa un posto centrale e, per certi... more
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      PatristicsAugustineChurch HistoryAugustine of Hippo
The volume contains Czech translation of Augustine’s sermones dedicated to the Our Father (s. 56–59A). In the first section, an introductory study on Augustine and the Lord’s prayer is presented. Firstly, an overview of the patristic... more
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      PatristicsAugustineLate AntiquityAugustine of Hippo
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      AugustineAugustine of HippoFree WillPredestination
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      Early ChristianityAugustineAugustine of HippoNeoplatonism
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      TheologyAugustineAugustine of HippoFree Will
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      PhilosophyPhilosophy Of ReligionAugustine of HippoBlaise Pascal
"Our words indicate our thoughts, but our thoughts don't make anything happen…. It's not the same with God." In Speaking the Love of God: An Introduction to the Sacraments, Dr. Jacob W. Wood shows how Christ gives his Church the power to... more
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      TheologySystematic TheologyCovenant TheologyAugustine
This work is in keeping with a process of a conceptual archeology. It aims at studying how the notion of interiority arises and develops in Augustine’s thought, from his first books, the Dialogues written in Cassiciacum, to his main work,... more
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      Philosophy of MindHermeneuticsPhenomenologyAugustine
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      ChristianityHistory of ChristianityEarly ChristianityEastern Christianity
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      AugustineAugustine of HippoHannah ArendtHans Jonas
Kebanyakan orang setuju bahwa kita manusia haruslah saling mengasihi. Mulai dari para pemuda-pemudi hippies yang mengusung tema “Make Love, Not War” dalam aksi-aksi menentang perang Vietnam di tahun 1960-an sampai para aktivis organisasi... more
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      Philosophy Of ReligionTheologySpirituality & MysticismAugustine of Hippo
En redogörelse för bön i den tidiga kyrkan. Fokus på frågan om det enligt öken- och kyrkofäderna går att erfara Gud i bönen.
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      PatristicsAugustine of HippoKyrkohistoria
Il contributo intende fornire un quadro generale sintetico della concezione della giustizia in Agostino di Ippona, con una particolare attenzione per gli aspetti teologici.
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      AugustineTheories of JusticeAugustine of Hippo
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      AugustineAugustine of HippoConfessions, Saint Augustine
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      Just WarAquinasPacifismAugustine
Early in De civitate Dei, Augustine addresses the right and duty of soldiers to kill in war. Section 1.21 states that they may kill if acting act at God’s prompting; other passages expand upon this to include soldiers acting upon... more
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      AugustineLaws of WarAugustine of HippoSt. Augustine
For the Church Fathers, the Old Testament was more than mere history. This paper analyzes the patristic approach to reading the Old Testament, one which emphasized the spiritual sense without abandoning the historical sense.
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      PatristicsAugustine of HippoOrigenSenses of Scripture
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      PatristicsPapacy (Medieval Church History)AugustineAugustine of Hippo
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      PatristicsAugustineLate AntiquityAugustine of Hippo
Nicholas of Cusa read Augustine, like he read Dionysius the Areopagite, as teaching that God was best known and encountered in an understanding of one's own ignorance of ultimate reality (learned ignorance). Cusa's use of Augustine in... more
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      TheologyMysticismMedieval Church HistoryAugustine of Hippo
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      Ancient HistoryLife Cycle AssessmentLate AntiquityAugustine of Hippo
Augustine's interpretation of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus from Lk 16 shows how much the parables of Jesus are open to a variety of interpretations and applications depending upon which part of the parable is emphasised. In... more
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      Early ChristianityEschatology and ApocalypticismAugustine of HippoParables of Jesus
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      Manuscript StudiesAugustineAugustine of HippoCodicology of medieval manuscripts
Augustin's concept of time in confessions 11 is well known for paving the way to modern subjective understanding of time. This article brings his considerations about time in dialogue with modern physics and neuroscience
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      NeurosciencePhilosophyTheologyPhilosophy of Time