Intellectus gratiae : : die erkenntnistheoretische und hermeneutische Dimension der Gnadenlehre Augustins von Hippo / / von Josef Lössl.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, Volume 38
• VerfasserIn: Lössl, Josef,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, New York ;, Köln, [Germany] : : Brill,, 1997.; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: German
• Series: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; Volume 38.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (516 pages).
• Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis--Regensburg, 1996.

This is the first large scale study on the link between the concepts of intellect and grace in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo. Its five chapters deal with Augustine's writings on grace as they focus on questions concerning epistemology and hermeneutics. Already non-Christian ancient philosophers identified intellectual perfection with salvation as caused by divine grace. Under their influence (I) Augustine developed also his biblical thought (II). The culmination of his concept of intellectus gratiae , however, came in the later works on sacraments (III), hermeneutics (IV) and against Pelagius and Julian of Eclanum (V). This study highlights that development and recommends the concept of intellectus gratiae as a possible key to Augustine's theological thought as a whole.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material -- EINLEITUNG -- VORSTRUKTURIERUNG IM PHILOSOPHISCHEN FRÜHWERK -- ENTWICKLUNG IM EXEGETISCHEN FRÜHWERK -- ANWENDUNG IN DER SAKRAMENTENLEHRE -- HERMENEUTIKEN DES INTELLECTUS GRATIAE -- KONTROVERSEN UM DEN INTELLECTUS GRATIAE -- ZUSAMMENFASSUNG UND SCHLUSS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- QUELLEN- UND LITERATURVERZEICHNIS -- REGISTER -- SUPPLEMENTS TO VIGILIAE CHRISTIANAE.