Journal article
Augustine and the origins of North African anthropomorphism
- Abstract:
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This article offers a reconstruction and analysis of the anthropomorphite beliefs of Augustine’s North African contemporaries through a close reading of Augustine’s writings and through comparison with other cases of anthropomorphism within early Christianity. I argue that the anthropomorphite faith of Augustine’s contemporaries in the North African church was more sophisticated than scholars have previously recognized. My argument is twofold. First, I show that, in the North African church, ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Early Christian Studies Journal website
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 57-84
- Publication date:
- 2023-03-08
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-03-28
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1086-3184
- ISSN:
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1067-6341
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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1177889
- Local pid:
- pubs:1177889
- Deposit date:
- 2021-05-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2023
- Rights statement:
- © 2023 Johns Hopkins University Press
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Johns Hopkins University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1353/earl.2023.0003
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