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Augustine on the Will: A Theological Account (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology) by Han-luen Kantzer Komline; is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book provides a framework for Augustine's understanding of will, an aspect of his thought that has proven to be both essential and inscrutable. On the one hand, the Augustinian will is everywhere. It comes up constantly both in Augustine's thought and in the massive literature engaging it. The will is impossible to avoid in almost any treatment of any aspect of his thinking, whether theological, philosophical, psychological, or political, because it is at the heart of his understanding of the human person and therefore vital to his understanding of such diverse topics as grace, freedom, the image of God, and moral responsibility. On the other hand, Augustine's understanding of the will resists direct examination. With the exception of an early treatise on free choice, Augustine never devoted a work to exploring the will in a programmatic way. Likewise, while the Augustinian will is constantly invoked in secondary literature, it rarely receives analysis in its own right. Han-luen Kantzer Komline demonstrates that Augustine's view is "theologically differentiated," comprising four distinct types of human will, which correspond to four different theological scenarios. Augustine's

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Author

Han-luen Kantzer Komline;

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated; Oxford University Press

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780190948832

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Christian, Religion