Encounters with God in Augustine's Confessions : books VII-IX /

This reappraisal of the middle section of Augustine's Confessions covers the period of Augustine's conversion to Christianity. The author argues against the prevailing Neoplatonic interpretation of Augustine.

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Vaught, Carl G., 1939-
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Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York, 2004.
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Clár na nÁbhar:
  • Intro
  • Encounters with God in Augustine's Confessions
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ENTERPRISE
  • UNITY AND SEPARATION IN AUGUSTINE'S THINKING
  • SPEAKING AND HEARING AS PRIMORDIAL PHENOMENA
  • PROBLEMS OF ACCESS TO THE TEXT
  • 1. The Philosophical Conversion (Book VII)
  • THE CONCEPT OF GOD (7.1.1-7.2.3)
  • THE PROBLEM OF EVIL (7.3.4-7.8.12)
  • NEOPLATONISM AND CHRISTIANITY (7.9.13-7.9.15)
  • THE NEOPLATONIC VISION (7.10.16-7.17.23)
  • THE NEED FOR A MEDIATOR (7.18.24-7.21.27)
  • 2. Augustine's Christian Conversion (Book VIII)
  • INITIAL HESITATION (8.1.1-8.1.2)
  • THE CONVERSION OF VICTORINUS (8.2.3-8.4.9)
  • THE BONDAGE OF THE WILL (8.5.10-8.5.12)
  • STAGES OF LIBERATION (8.6.13-8.11.27)
  • THE DECISIVE MOMENT (8.12.28-8.12.29)
  • THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY (8.12.30)
  • 3. Mother and Son A Shared Mystical Experience (Book IX)
  • RETIREMENT AND BAPTISM (9.1.1-9.7.16)
  • MONICA'S CHARACTER (9.8.17-9.9.22)
  • THE GARDEN IN OSTIA (9.10.23-9.10.26)
  • THE DEATH OF AUGUSTINE'S MOTHER (9.11.27-9.13.37)
  • Notes
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1
  • CHAPTER 2
  • CHAPTER 3
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W.