A Free Corrector: Colin Gunton and the Legacy of Augustine

by Joshua McNall (Translator)

Overview

A Free Corrector evaluates Colin Guntons treatment of Augustines legacy on the Trinity and the doctrine of creation. Gunton claimed that Augustines work ultimately contributed to a host of problems for the Western tradition. Joshua McNall addresses this in conjunction with Guntons argument regarding Augustines afterlife. In the end, A Free Corrector argues that while Gunton was far too free in his correction of Augustine, it is also true that isolated aspects of his Augustinian narrative remain viable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451499742
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	06/01/2015
Series:	Emerging Scholars
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Joshua McNall is assistant professor in the School of Ministry and Christian Thought at Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. This volume represents an expanded version of his doctoral thesis, done under Thomas A. Noble at the University of Manchester, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix

Abbreviations xi

1 A Free Corrector: Colin Gunton on the Trinity, Creation, and the Legacy of Augustine 1

2 Critiques Of Colin Gunton: Challenges on the Trinity, Creation, and the Legacy of Augustine 29

3 Gunton and Augustine's God: The Question of Monistic Imbalance in Augustine's Trinitarianism 53

4 Gunton and Augustine's World: The Question of Dualism in Augustine's Doctrine of Creation 93

5 Gunton and Augustine's Medieval Afterlife (Part 133 One) 133

6 Gunton and Augustine's Medieval Afterlife (Part 165 Two) 165

7 Gunton and Augustine's Reformation Afterlife 189

8 Gunton and Augustine's Modern Afterlife 215

9 Gunton and the Triune Corrective (Part One): Irenaeus as an "Antidote" to Certain Augustinian Imbalances 233

10 Gunton and the Triune Corrective (Part Two): The Cappadocian Fathers as the "Antidote" to Certain Augustinian Imbalances 259

11 On "Fruit" and Free Correctors: Conclusions on Colin Gunton and the Legacy of Augustine 281

Bibliography 291

Index 325