| Description |
1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Series |
Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements Ser |
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Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Portrait of a Preacher -- 1. Organizing the Sermons -- 2. The Audience -- 3. Genre of the Sermons -- 4. Outlining Augustine's Homiletic Strategy -- Chapter 2. The Sermon: An Encounter with Scripture -- 1. Narratio: A Statement of the Facts? -- 2. Narratio and Arrangement -- 3. De doctrina christiana 1-3 -- 3.1. Narratio and inuentio -- 3.2. Narratio and Interpretation -- 3.3. Narratio and Signification -- 4. De doctrina christiana 4: Mirroring the Eloquence of Scripture -- 5. Conclusion |
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Chapter 3. Preaching to the Catechumens: An Argument for the Church -- 1. The Context of Augustine's Catechesis -- 2. Narratio: De catechizandis rudibus -- 2.1. A Character Witness -- 2.2. A Judicial Argument -- 2.3. An Unfinished Argument -- 3. Confirmatio: Sermons to the competentes -- 3.1. The Creed: Serms. 212, 213, 214, 215, 398 -- 3.2. The Lord's Prayer: Serms. 56, 57, 58, 59 -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Preaching to the Neophytes: The Formation of Christian Identity -- 1. A New Identity -- 1.1. A Non-mystagogical Strategy -- 1.2. A Deliberative Strategy |
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2. Liturgical Context -- 2.1. Phase 1: Easter Vigil -- 2.2. Phase 2: Easter Sunday -- 2.3. Phase 3: Easter Week -- 2.4. Phase 4: Octave Sunday -- 3. The Future-Oriented narratio -- 3.1. A New Perspective on Scripture -- 3.2. Creation -- 3.3. Flood -- 3.4. Exodus -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Preaching to the Faithful: A Movement beyond Time -- 1. A Dialectical Strategy -- 1.1. A Dialogical Style -- 1.2. The exercitatio animi -- 2. Dialectical Principles -- 3. Figuration -- 3.1. Open and Closed Passages -- 3.2. The Harmony of Scripture -- 4. Creation, Flood, and Exodus |
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4.1. The "Beginning" -- 4.2. The Sabbath -- 4.3. The Flood -- 4.4. The Exodus -- 5. Conclusion -- Chapter 6. Conclusion: The Journey Home -- 1. The Christian Life -- 2. Narratio -- 3. Scripture: A Divine Pattern -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Ancient Sources |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. Sermons.
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| SUBJECT |
Sermons (Augustine, of Hippo, Saint) fast |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004426832 |
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9004426833 |
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