Sin, Grace and Free Will: A Historical Survey on Christian Thought: Volume 1 The Apostolic Fathers to Augustine /
Knell, Matthew,
Sin, Grace and Free Will: A Historical Survey on Christian Thought: Volume 1 The Apostolic Fathers to Augustine / Matthew Knell. - <1- > volumes ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Early Church Views 2. Irenaeus 3. Tertullian 4. Origen 5. The Greek Fathers on Sin 6. The Greek Fathers on Grace 7. The Greek Fathers on Free Will 8. Early Augustine 9. Late Augustine Epilogue: After Augustine Final Thoughts Bibliography Index
In this first volume of Sin, Grace and Free Will, Matthew Knell embarks on a journey through centuries of Christian thought, from the Apostolic Fathers to St Augustine of Hippo. While the themes of sin, grace and free will are familiar to any Christian, Knell provides a comprehensive overview of how people such as Irenaeus, Gregory of Nazianzus and Augustine explored these ideas, following the development of early church philosophy on topics such as the problem of evil and the crucial difference between conscious and unconscious sin, as well as the distinction between body and soul.--
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Free will and determinism--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.
Sin, Original--History of doctrines.
Grace (Theology)--History of doctrines.
Sin--History of doctrines.
Theology--History.
Theology, Doctrinal--History.
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Sin, Grace and Free Will: A Historical Survey on Christian Thought: Volume 1 The Apostolic Fathers to Augustine / Matthew Knell. - <1- > volumes ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Early Church Views 2. Irenaeus 3. Tertullian 4. Origen 5. The Greek Fathers on Sin 6. The Greek Fathers on Grace 7. The Greek Fathers on Free Will 8. Early Augustine 9. Late Augustine Epilogue: After Augustine Final Thoughts Bibliography Index
In this first volume of Sin, Grace and Free Will, Matthew Knell embarks on a journey through centuries of Christian thought, from the Apostolic Fathers to St Augustine of Hippo. While the themes of sin, grace and free will are familiar to any Christian, Knell provides a comprehensive overview of how people such as Irenaeus, Gregory of Nazianzus and Augustine explored these ideas, following the development of early church philosophy on topics such as the problem of evil and the crucial difference between conscious and unconscious sin, as well as the distinction between body and soul.--
9780227176566 0227176561 9780227176061 0227176065 9780227176542 0227176545
Free will and determinism--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.
Sin, Original--History of doctrines.
Grace (Theology)--History of doctrines.
Sin--History of doctrines.
Theology--History.
Theology, Doctrinal--History.
BT 21.3 / .K54 2017
233/.7