On Creation, Science, Disenchantment and the Contours of Being and Knowing
Published on 19. September 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-5013-4458-9 (ISBN)
Description
For Augustine the world is replete with meaning; it represents not merely a collection of facts to be catalogued but a repository of truths to be discovered and discerned, a view which contrasts with the one we have inherited as a result of the thought of figures such as Descartes, Newton, and Kant. What difference would it make to see the world as created?
Matthew W. Knotts explores this question in close conversation with Augustine, according to whom our nature as God's creatures determines fundamental aspects of our identity and our knowledge. In a postmodern context informed by a renewed appreciation of the limitations of human nature and reason, Augustine once again emerges as an insightful and compelling source for further reflection.
Matthew W. Knotts explores this question in close conversation with Augustine, according to whom our nature as God's creatures determines fundamental aspects of our identity and our knowledge. In a postmodern context informed by a renewed appreciation of the limitations of human nature and reason, Augustine once again emerges as an insightful and compelling source for further reflection.
Reviews / Votes
Very few books on Augustine truthfully and precisely combine expertise in Augustine's extensive writings, Augustinian scholarship, and modern philosophy. Knotts has impressively accomplished this task in this important book. He provides a subtle and engaging application of Augustine's insights to contemporary hermeneutics and epistemology. * Thomas Clemmons, Assistant Professor of Church History, Catholic University of America, USA * [This] delightful text asks to be read more than once, providing a self-contained journey for the Augustinian scholar, the philosopher of hermeneutics, the theologian, and the minister of spiritual formation to directly engage with the transformative possibilities planted in the seeds of creation by its Creator. * Religious Studies Review *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
239 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5013-4458-9 (9781501344589)
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09/2019
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic USA
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09/2019
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic USA
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Person
Matthew W. Knotts teaches at Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
Content
General Introduction
Part I: Creation in Wisdom
Chapter 1: Aspects of (Re-)Creation
Chapter 2: The Problem of Pride
Part II: Divine Incorporeality: Two Dilemmas
Chapter 3: A Re-Descriptive Account of Time as Distentio
Chapter 4: Seeing Sapientia
Part III: An Interrogative Theory of Knowledge
Chapter 5: Reading the Universe
Chapter 6: Exploring Creation: Acknowledging and Transcending our Finitude
Conclusion
Part I: Creation in Wisdom
Chapter 1: Aspects of (Re-)Creation
Chapter 2: The Problem of Pride
Part II: Divine Incorporeality: Two Dilemmas
Chapter 3: A Re-Descriptive Account of Time as Distentio
Chapter 4: Seeing Sapientia
Part III: An Interrogative Theory of Knowledge
Chapter 5: Reading the Universe
Chapter 6: Exploring Creation: Acknowledging and Transcending our Finitude
Conclusion