Theology

Volker Henning Drecoll / Mirjam Kudella

Augustin und der Manichäismus

[Augustine and Manichaeism.]

2011. X, 292 pages.
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What was the significance of Manichaeism for Augustine and his theology? Volker Henning Drecoll and Mirjam Kudella answer this question in three steps, studying Augustine's Manichean phase, his subsequent struggle against Manichaeism and the influence of Manichaeism on his theology.
What was the significance of Manichaeism for Augustine and his theology? Volker Henning Drecoll and Mirjam Kudella answer this question in three steps, studying Augustine's Manichean phase, his subsequent struggle against Manichaeism and the influence of Manichaeism on his theology. To begin with, they deal with the relationship between the young Augustine and North African Manichaeism. The authors then describe the development of a theology detached from Manichaeism and Augustine's anti-Manichean polemics, and take a look at biographical connections as well as Augustine's work on church policies and the Manichaeism allegations against Augustine. In conclusion, they show the extent to which it is possible to detect the permanent influence of Manichaeism on Augustine's doctrine of God, the soul and sin, his Christology and his understanding of the history of salvation and of the scriptures.
Authors/Editors

Volker Henning Drecoll Geboren 1968; Studium der Ev. Theologie in Münster; 1996 Promotion; 1998 Habilitation; seit 2004 Professor für Kirchengeschichte mit dem Schwerpunkt Alte Kirche in Tübingen; seit 2005 Ephorus des Evangelischen Stifts.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7641-4662

Mirjam Kudella Geboren 1982; Studium der ev. Theologie und Latinistik in Tübingen und Leipzig; Assistentin an der evangelisch-theologischen Fakultät der Universität Tübingen.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Göttingische Gelehrte Anzeigen — 266 (2014), S. 219–227 (Josef Löffl)
In: Estudio Agustiniano — 47 (2012), S. 177–178 (P. de Luis)
In: Mayeutica — 37 (2011), S. 443–444 (Enrique A. Eguiarte B.)
In: Jahrbuch f.Antike und Christentum — 55 (2012), S. 167–169 (Manfred Hutter)
In: Loccumer Pelikan — http://www.rpi-virtuell.net (01/2012) (Christoph Auffarth)
In: Augustinus — 56 (2011), S. 527 (Enrique A. Eguiarte)
In: De Stem van het Boek — 2011, Heft 2, S. 14 (PJT)
In: Zeitschr. f. Kirchengeschichte — 124 (2014), S. 77–78 (Nicholas J. Baker-Brian)
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