Augustinian perfect being theology and the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Autor:	Edward Wierenga
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Philosophy Greatness Hierarchy media_common.quotation_subject Theology Worship media_common Philosophy of religion Epistemology
Zdroj:	International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 69:139-151
ISSN:	1572-8684 0020-7047
Popis:	All of the ingredients for what has become known as “Anselmian perfect being theology” were present already in the thought of St. Augustine. This paper develops that thesis by calling attention to various claims Augustine makes. It then asks whether there are principled reasons for determining which properties the greatest possible being has and whether an account of what contributes to greatness can settle the question whether the greatest possible being is the same as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The paper develops Augustine’s answer to the first question by extracting several principles he endorses that generate a hierarchy of greatness. It addresses the second question by discussing the requirements of worship and of creation.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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