Christian grace and pagan virtue: the theological foundation of ambrose's ethics
Smith, J. Warren
Warren Smith examines the neglected biblical, liturgical and theological foundations of Ambrose's thought on ethics. Earlier studies have found little thatwas distinctively Christian in Ambrose's image of the virtuous person. Smith shows that, although like the pagans he emphasized moderation, courage, justice, and prudence, for Ambrose these characteristics were shaped by the church'sbeliefs about God's salvific economy. INDICE: Preface; Prolegomena: The Ritual Context for Ambrose's Soteriology; Part I - The Loss of Harmonic Unity: Ambrose's Account of the Fallen Human Condition; 1.: The Soul: Ambrose's True Self; 2.: Essential Unity of Soul and Body: Ambrose's Hylomorphic Theory; 3.: The Body of Death: The Legacy of theFall; Part II - Raised to New Life: Ambrose's Theology of Baptism; 4.: Baptism: Sacrament of Justification; 5.: Resurrection and Regeneration; 6.: Baptismal Regeneration: Participation in the New Humanity; 7.: The Inner Man's New Desire; Epilogue; Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-19-536993-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 368
- Fecha Publicación: 27/01/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés