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Meconi, David Vincent.
The one Christ : St. Augustine's theology of deification /
David Vincent Meconi, SJ.
p. cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8132-2127-4 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.
2. Deification (Christianity)—History of doctrines.
I. Title.
BR65.A9M375 2013
234—dc23 2012043472
matri meae quae
prima meos gradulos
ad altare Dei direxit
Contents
Abbreviations ix
Introduction xi
One Creation as the Unifying Prologue 1
Two Made to be Godly: The Divine Image
Bestowed and Broken 34
Three The Son's Descent 79
Four The Holy Spirit's Indwelling 135
Five Ecclesial Reception of the Divine Life 175
Conclusion 234
Appendix: Augustine's Works 243
Selected Bibliography 251
Index of Augustine's Works 261
Index of Scripture 267
General Index 269
Abbreviations
BA Oeuvres of Saint Augustine,
Bibliothèque Augustinienne
CCL Corpus Christianorum Series Latina
CSEL Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum
Latinorum
PG Patrologiae Cursus Completus,
Series Graeca
PL Patrologiae Cursus Completus,
Series Latina
SC Sources Chrétiennes