Saint Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ: Teaching, Rhetoric, and Reception

by Gerald O'Collins, SJ

Overview

Despite an enormous amount of literature on St Augustine of Hippo, this work provides the first examination of what he taught about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Augustine expounded Christ's resurrection in his sermons, letters, Answer to Faustus the Manichean, the City of God, Expositions of the Psalms, and the Trinity. Saint Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ: Teaching, Rhetoric, and Reception explores what Augustine held about the centrality of Christ's resurrection from the dead, the agency of Christ's resurrection, and the nature of his risen existence. Leading scholar, Gerald O'Collins, investigates the impact of his resurrection on others and his mediatory role as the risen High Priest. O'Collins then unpicks Augustine's rhetorical justification for the resurrection of Christ: evidence from creation, human history, and the desires of all human beings. This groundbreaking study illustrates the enduring significance of Augustine's teaching on and apologetic for the resurrection, and updates, augments, and corrects what Augustine held.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192520173
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	04/14/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	494 KB

About the Author

After studies at the University of Melbourne and at the University of Cambridge, Gerald O'Collins, SJ, taught at the Gregorian University from 1973 to 2006 and was also Dean of the Theology Faculty 1985-91. He has authored or co-authored sixty-seven books including Revelation: Toward a Christian Theology of God's Self-Revelation (2016) and Catholicism: The Story of Catholic Christianity, Second Edition (2014). As well as receiving numerous honorary doctorates and other awards, in 2006 he was created a Companion of the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC), the highest civil honour granted through the Australian government.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Resurrection of the Crucified Jesus: Augustine's Faith
2. Arguments for Jesus' Resurrection: Augustine's Rhetoric
3. Augustine's Resurrection Faith Updated
4. Augustine's Case for the Resurrection Updated
5. Final Perspectives
Select Bibliography
Biblical Index
Index of Names

Editorial Reviews

"worthwhile for a general theological readership, and, indeed, ideal for students wishing to engage with questions concerning Christ's resurrection, whether historically or theologically." — Frances Young, Theology

"This care and attention to detail by O'Collins, as always, are marks of his consummate scholarship again in his latest book. This short and readable book is another testimony to O'Collins' daunting scholarship and deep Christian faith, and is well worth reading."—Ashley Beck, The Pastoral Review

"Overall, this is a worthy volume apropos to fulfilling O'Collins's goal of helping plug the broad gap of sometimes forgotten classical resurrection studies."—Gary Habermas, Theological Studies

"Once again Gerald O'Collins brings together his deep knowledge of Christian tradition into dialogue with the life of the contemporary Christian community. This book is first and foremost an exposition of Augustine's teaching on the resurrection of Christ-an oddly understudied topic. And yet O'Collins aims his ground-breaking exposition toward a modern apologetic end-Augustine's thoughts are drawn out as a vital resource for engaging theologically and philosophically recent critiques of the very idea of resurrection. As archaeology and as apologetic this book is a welcome contribution." —Lewis Ayres, Professor of Catholic and Historical Theology, Durham University

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