The one Christ : St. Augustine’s theology of deification

304 Pages·2013·1.18 MB·English

by  of Hippo Saint Augustine

the
One Christ

One Christ
st. Augustine’s Theology of
Deification
David Vincent Meconi, SJ
The Catholic University of America Press
Washington, D.C.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Meconi, David Vincent.
The one Christ : st. Augustine’s theology of deification /
David Vincent Meconi, sJ.
p. cm
includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8132-2127-4 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Augustine, saint, Bishop of hippo.
2. Deification (Christianity)—history of doctrines.
i. title.
BR65.A9M375 2013
234—dc23 2012043472
matri meae quae
prima meos gradulos
ad altare Dei direxit

Contents
Abbreviations ix
introduction xi
One
Creation as the Unifying Prologue 1
Two
Made to be Godly: The Divine image
Bestowed and Broken 34
Three
The son’s Descent 79
Four
The holy spirit’s indwelling 135
Five
ecclesial reception of the Divine Life 175
Conclusion 234
Appendix: Augustine’s Works 243
selected Bibliography 251
index of Augustine’s Works 261
index of scripture 267
General index 269

Abbreviations
BA Oeuvres of saint Augustine,
Bibliothèque Augustinienne
CCL Corpus Christianorum series Latina
CSEL Corpus scriptorum ecclesiasticorum
Latinorum
PG Patrologiae Cursus Completus,
series Graeca
PL Patrologiae Cursus Completus,
series Latina
SC sources Chrétiennes
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