Fallen Angels in the Theology of St Augustine

This book ventures to describe Augustine of Hippo's understanding of demons, including the theology, angelology, and anthropology that contextualize it.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: The Angels of God


• 2: The Fall of the Angels


• 3: Demonic Bodies


• 4: Demonic Phenomena


• 5: The Devil and His Body


• 6: Pagan Demonolatry


• Conclusion

About the author

Gregory D. Wiebe holds a PhD in Religious Studies from McMaster University, Hamilton (Canada). His focus has been studying the work of St. Augustine of Hippo, as well as patristic and Orthodox theology more broadly. Gregory works part time in the academic administration at Canadian Mennonite University, where he also occasionally teaches.

Summary

This book ventures to describe Augustine of Hippo's understanding of demons, including the theology, angelology, and anthropology that contextualize it.

Additional text

This book's insights should be of great value to future scholarship not only on demonology but more broadly on Augustine's cultural criticism and his moral and political theology.

Product details

• Authors: Oxford Editor, Gregory Wiebe, Gregory D. Wiebe, Gregory D. (Academic Administrator and Adju Wiebe
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9780192846037
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284603-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE