Inner grace : Augustine in the traditions of Plato and Paul / Phillip Cary.
| Author/creator | Cary, Phillip, 1958- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. |
| Description | xvi, 189 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Platonist grace : inner help to love -- Wisdom and virtue -- Conversion and purification -- Beauty and love -- Free will against autonomy -- From fear to love -- Against Augustine on the Jews -- Dialogue with Plato -- The widening scope of inner help -- Connections of love -- Pauline grace : human will and divine choice -- Divine good will -- The inward-turning will -- Willing becomes difficult -- Four stages -- The place of merit -- Early inconsistency -- Jacob and Esau -- The call to faith -- Assent or delight? -- No external cause of grace -- Reading Paul's admonition -- Anti-pelagian grace : clarifying prevenience -- The shape of the controversy -- The grace of participation -- Uncovering pelagian evasions -- Augustine's evasiveness -- The missing piece of the puzzle -- Taught by God -- Predestined grace : conversion and election -- The grace of beginnings -- Converting Paul's will -- Coercion on the Damascus Road -- The experience of grace in disarray -- God turns hearts -- Problems of perseverance -- Biblical election. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-182) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007028375 |
| ISBN | 9780195336481 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195336488 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BR65.A9 C28 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |