Ascetic Pneumatology from John Cassian to Gregory the Great (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (638 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199685037 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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"In the end, Humphries' book succeeds in demonstrating that Latin pneumatology in the fifth and sixth centuries was concerned not only with doctrine, but also deeply with developing the Holy Spirit's role in the transformation of humanity. As such, this study has something significant to say about the theological enterprise." --Marginalia
Thomas L. is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Religion at Saint Leo University.. Humphries, Jr
Humphries demonstrates significant engagements with Augustine's theology as it was relevant to Pelagianism (evidenced in Prosper of Aquitaine), as it was relevant to Gallic Arians (evidenced with the Lerinian theologians), and as it was relevant to African Arians and certain questions posed of Nestorianism (evidenced with Fulgentius of Ruspe). They applied pneumatology to theological anthropology. Humphries, Jr. Augustine's theology was known and understood to varying degrees in various regions. In the closing chapters, Humphries argues that Gregory uses Cassian's ascetic pneumatology, and this allows Gregory's synthesis of Cassian and Augustine to stand in greater relief than it has before. The study begins with Cassian, ends with Gregory, and is attentive to Augustine throughout.. Once we see that ascetic pneumatology was a strain of thought in this era and see that there are different kinds of Augustinianisms, we can see that Gregory depends on both Augustine and Cassian. Other theologians, like Leo the Great, participate to a lesser extent in a similar project. Theologians like John Cassian and Gregory the Great were engaged in a significant discussion of how the Holy Spirit works within Christian ascetics to refo