A performative reading of Augustine's doctrine of predestination

Abstract : This article will test whether Augustine's doctrine of predestination as set forth in his four late works to the monks of Hadrumetum and Marseilles can be read as a performative speech-act, according to the theory of speech-acts developed by J.L. Austin. More precisely, it will ask after...

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Author:Susannah Ticciati
Published: 2012
Pages:211-234 p.
Language:English
Format:Essay
Topic:- Works > Augustine writer > Language. Style. Structure > Style
- Works > Anti-Pelagian Works > De correptione et gratia
- Works > Anti-Pelagian Works > De dono perseverantiae
- Works > Anti-Pelagian Works > De gratia et libero arbitrio
- Works > Anti-Pelagian Works > De praedestinatione sanctorum
- Doctrine > From man to God > Jesus Christ. Redemption. Sacraments. Church. Grace. Mariology. > Grace > [Prédestination - Élection (grâce et liberté)] > Predestination
Parent Work: Studia Patristica. LII
Status:Active