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The Theological Epistemology of Augustine's <i>De Trinitate</i>

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The Theological Epistemology of Augustine's De Trinitate

Luigi Gioia, OSB

Oxford Theological Monographs

348 pages | 234x156mm

978-0-19-955346-4 | Hardback | 06 November 2008

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Provides a clear introduction to De Trinitate for those new to the text
Reconciles a classical theological reading of Augustine's treatise with a philosophical one through textual analysis
Structural analysis of Augustine provides new exegetical insights
Highlights the main doctrinal aspects of the treatise: Christology, soteriology, doctrine of the Holy Spirit, doctrine of the Trinity, revelation, ontology, anthropology
Clear thematic breakdown so that systematic theologians can access relevant material by chapter

Luigi Gioia provides a fresh description and analysis of Augustine's monumental treatise, De Trinitate, working on a supposition of its unity and its coherence from structural, rhetorical, and theological points of view. The main arguments of the treatise are reviewed first: Scripture and the mystery of the Trinity; discussion of 'Arian' logical and ontological categories; a comparison between the process of knowledge and formal aspects of the confession of the mystery of the Trinity; an account of the so called 'psychological analogies'. These topics hold a predominantly instructive or polemical function. The unity and the coherence of the treatise become apparent especially when its description focuses on a truly theological understanding of knowledge of God: Augustine aims at leading the reader to the vision and enjoyment of God the Trinity, in whose image we are created. This mystagogical aspect of the rhetoric of De Trinitate is unfolded through Christology, soteriology, doctrine of the Holy Spirit and doctrine of revelation. At the same time, from the vantage point of love, Augustine detects and powerfully depicts the epistemological consequences of human sinfulness, thus unmasking the fundamental deficiency of received theories of knowledge. Only love restores knowledge and enables philosophers to yield to the injunction which resumes philosophical enterprise as a whole, namely 'know thyself'.

Readership: Scholars and students of early Christian studies; of Augustine; of Trinitarian ideas

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