Christian grace and pagan virtue : the theological foundation of Ambrose's ethics /
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| Author / Creator: | Smith, J. Warren, 1964- author |
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. |
| Description: | xxi, 317 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford studies in historical theology Oxford studies in historical theology. |
| Subject: | Ambrose, -- Saint, Bishop of Milan, -- -397. Ambrose, -- Saint, Bishop of Milan, -- -397. Christian ethics. Christian ethics. |
| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8289675 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Prolegomena: The Ritual Context for Ambrose's Soteriology
- Part I. The Loss of Harmonic Unity: Ambrose's Account of the Fallen Human Condition
- 1. The Soul: Ambrose's True Self, II
- 2. Essential Unity of Soul and Body: Ambrose's Hylomorphic Theory
- 3. The Body of Death: The Legacy of the Fall
- Part II. Raised to New Life: Ambrose's Theology of Baptism
- 4. Baptism: Sacrament of Justification
- 5. Resurrection and Regeneration
- 6. Baptismal Regeneration: Participation in the New Humanity
- 7. The New Desire of the Inner Man
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Scripture Index
- Subject and Name Index
