O'collins Sj Gerald (Australian Catholic University Melbourne) - Saint Augustine On The Resurrection Of Christ Teaching Rhetoric And Reception - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Despite an enormous amount of literature on St Augustine of Hippo this work provides the first examination of what he taught about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Augustine expounded Christ's resurrection in his sermons letters Answer to Faustus the Manichean the City of God Expositions of the Psalms and the Trinity. Saint Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ: Teaching Rhetoric and Reception explores what Augustine held about the centrality of Christ's resurrection from the dead the agency of Christ's resurrection and the nature of his risen existence. Leading scholar Gerald O Collins investigates the impact of his resurrection on others and his mediatory role as the risen High Priest. O Collins then unpicks Augustine's rhetorical justification for the resurrection of Christ: evidence from creation human history and the desires of all human beings. This groundbreaking study illustrates the enduring significance of Augustine's teaching on and apologetic for the resurrection and updates augments and corrects what Augustine held.
Title: Saint Augustine On The Resurrection Of Christ Teaching Rhetoric And Reception
Author(s): O'collins Sj Gerald (Australian Catholic University Melbourne)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198799542
Pages: 142 Pages
Publication Date: 6/20/2017
Category: Christian Theology