Angels in late ancient Christianity /
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2013. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=2780b68247dd42009d383c2615062fb5 |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (x, 294 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-272) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780199931941 9780199931934 |
Index Number: | BT966 |
CLC: | B979 |
Contents: | Late ancient theories of angels: Evagrius of Pontus and Augustine of Hippo compared -- Locating Christ in scripture: angels in the development of theological reading -- Angels as equipment for living: the companion angel tradition in Evagrian Christianity -- Crossing over: the companion angel tradition in exemplary lives -- Defining others: asceticism and the discourse of the angelic life -- Bringing angels into the world: training the Christian imagination with catechesis -- Limits of angelology. |