Library Catalog
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

On the free choice of the will, On grace and free choice, and other writings / Augustine ; edited and translated by Peter King.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Latin Series: Cambridge texts in the history of philosophyPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource (xli, 264 pages)Content type:
Media type:
Carrier type:
ISBN:
  • 9780511729607
  • 051172960X
  • 9780511726309
  • 0511726309
  • 9780511844720
  • 0511844727
  • 9780511727702
  • 0511727704
  • 9780511731068
  • 051173106X
  • 9781107209503
  • 1107209501
  • 9781316099100
  • 1316099105
  • 9781282586017
  • 1282586017
  • 9786612586019
  • 661258601X
  • 9780511728655
  • 0511728654
  • 9780511724893
  • 0511724896
Uniform titles:
  • Works. Selections. English. 2010
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: On the free choice of the will, On grace and free choice, and other writings.DDC classification:
  • 230/.14 22
LOC classification:
  • BR65.A52 E6 2010
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction; Chronology; Further reading; Note on the texts; List of abbreviations; On the Free Choice of the Will; Reconsiderations, 1.9; Confessions, 8.8.19-8.10.24; Confessions, 7.3.5; On Grace and Free Choice; On Reprimand and Grace; On the Gift of Perseverance, 8.16-13.33; Index of works cited; Index of names and subjects.
Summary: "The works translated here deal with two major themes in the thinking of St Augustine (354-430): free will and divine grace. On the one hand, free will enables human beings to make their own choices; on the other hand, God's grace is required for these choices to be efficacious. 'On the Free Choice of the Will', 'On Grace and Free Choice', 'On Reprimand and Grace' and 'On the Gift of Perseverance' set out Augustine's theory of human responsibility, and sketch a subtle reconciliation of will and grace. This volume is the first to bring together Augustine's early and later writings on these two themes, in a new translation by Peter King, enabling the reader to see what Augustine regarded as the crowning achievement of his work. The volume also includes a clear and accessible introduction that analyzes Augustine's key philosophical lines of thought"--Provided by publisher.

"The works translated here deal with two major themes in the thinking of St Augustine (354-430): free will and divine grace. On the one hand, free will enables human beings to make their own choices; on the other hand, God's grace is required for these choices to be efficacious. 'On the Free Choice of the Will', 'On Grace and Free Choice', 'On Reprimand and Grace' and 'On the Gift of Perseverance' set out Augustine's theory of human responsibility, and sketch a subtle reconciliation of will and grace. This volume is the first to bring together Augustine's early and later writings on these two themes, in a new translation by Peter King, enabling the reader to see what Augustine regarded as the crowning achievement of his work. The volume also includes a clear and accessible introduction that analyzes Augustine's key philosophical lines of thought"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Translated from the Latin.

Introduction; Chronology; Further reading; Note on the texts; List of abbreviations; On the Free Choice of the Will; Reconsiderations, 1.9; Confessions, 8.8.19-8.10.24; Confessions, 7.3.5; On Grace and Free Choice; On Reprimand and Grace; On the Gift of Perseverance, 8.16-13.33; Index of works cited; Index of names and subjects.