Christian Doctrine, Christian Identity - Augustine and the Narratives of Character

Christian Doctrine, Christian Identity is an elegant study of Augustine's Confessions, a classic narrative of Christian experience written 1600 years ago. With insights concerning character, the development of integrity and the organic nature of moral experience, Confessions provides an excellent example for those wishing to promote a narrative approach to Christian theology. In this book, Christopher Thompson investigates the impact of Augustine's work on leading figures in narrative ethics, including MacIntyre, Hauerwas, Stroup, and Crites. He then considers Confessions on the subject of Creation and discusses the influence of this important theological theme on the nature of Christian identity. By considering contemporary narrative ethics in light of Augustine's reflections, Thompson eloquently reveals that a doctrine of creation is essential for truly understanding the meaning of life. Theologians and other religious scholars will find much to their liking in this thought-provoking study.

List of contents

chapter 1 Introduction chapter 2 Augustine in the Thought of Alasdair MacIntyre chapter 3 Appeals to Augustine in Stanley Hauerwas and David Burrell chapter 4 Appeals to Augustine in George Stroup and Stephen Crites chapter 5 The Confessions: A Charter of Christian Character chapter 6 Doctrine and Identity chapter 7 Bibliography chapter 8 Index

About the author

By Christopher J. Thompson

Product details

• Authors: Christopher J Thompson, Christopher J. Thompson, Thompson Christopher J.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.02.2000
• EAN: 9780761815501
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-1550-1
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 313 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; REFERENCE / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects, Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects