Augustine on Creation, Providence and Motion

Augustine's theology of creation has been criticized for its Platonic tendency to denigrate matter and for a supposedly extrinsic view of divine providence that is reminiscent of design and even deism. This article counters such criticism and argues that Augustine explicitly blends extrinsic and int...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Auteur:Simon Oliver
Gepubliceerd in: S.n., s.l., 2016
Volume:18
Pagina's:379-398
Taal:Engels
Tijdschrift:International Journal of Systematic Theology
Nummer:4
ISSN:1463-1652
Formaat:Article
Onderwerp:- Doctrine > De wereld > [Création (materia spiritualis)] > [Création (monde/matière/créature.)]
- Doctrine > De wereld > [Création (materia spiritualis)] > [Raisons séminales]
- Doctrine > God. Triniteit > God > Voorzienigheid
Status:Active
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Samenvatting:Augustine's theology of creation has been criticized for its Platonic tendency to denigrate matter and for a supposedly extrinsic view of divine providence that is reminiscent of design and even deism. This article counters such criticism and argues that Augustine explicitly blends extrinsic and intrinsic notions of providential teleological order. For Augustine, God ‘administers externally the natures he has created internally’ by inscribing the rationes seminales within creatures and conferring motion through the mediation of measure, number and weight. By resisting a dualism of intrinsic and extrinsic teleological order, Augustine avoids many of the problems that characterize modern theologies of creation and provides a more coherent account of divine providence.

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