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A New Apophaticism: Augustine and the Redemption of Signs

Susannah Ticciati

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In A New Apophaticism Susannah Ticciati draws on Augustine to develop an apophatic theology for the twenty-first century. Shifting the focus away from the potential and failure of words to say something about God, the book suggests that the purpose of God-language is to transform human beings in their relationship with God. Augustine's doctrine of predestination is read, with the help of speech-act theory and the study of indexicals, for its power to effect redemptive change; and his De doctrina christiana is drawn upon for its semiotics. Together they make way for the hypothesis that God-language transforms human beings into better signs of God.

Pages: 260

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Brill

Release: January 15, 2015

ISBN: 9004290532

ISBN 13: 9789004290532

A New Apophaticism: Augustine and the Redemption of Signs

Susannah Ticciati

5/5 ( ratings)

In A New Apophaticism Susannah Ticciati draws on Augustine to develop an apophatic theology for the twenty-first century. Shifting the focus away from the potential and failure of words to say something about God, the book suggests that the purpose of God-language is to transform human beings in their relationship with God. Augustine's doctrine of predestination is read, with the help of speech-act theory and the study of indexicals, for its power to effect redemptive change; and his De doctrina christiana is drawn upon for its semiotics. Together they make way for the hypothesis that God-language transforms human beings into better signs of God.

Pages: 260

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Brill

Release: January 15, 2015

ISBN: 9004290532

ISBN 13: 9789004290532

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