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Van Oort, Johannes (Hans)
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-05-23T10:11:59Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-05-23T10:11:59Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012-05-04 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This article dealt with the church father Augustine’s view on history and eschatology. After
analysing the relevant material (especially his City of God and the correspondence with a certain
Hesyschius) it was concluded that, firstly, Augustine was no historian in the usual sense of the
word; secondly, his concept of historia sacra was the heuristic foundation for his idea of history;
thirdly, the present is not to be described in the terms of historia sacra, which implies that he
took great care when pointing out any instances of ‘God’s hand in history’; fourthly, the end
times have already started, with the advent of Jesus Christ; fifthly, because of the uniqueness
of Christ’s coming, it runs counter to any cyclical worldview; sixthly, identifying any exact
moment of the end of times is humanly impossible and seventhly, there is no room for any
‘chiliastic’ expectation. |
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dc.description.librarian |
nf2012 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.hts.org.za |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Van Oort, J., 2012, ‘The end is now: Augustine on History and Eschatology’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 68(1), Art. #1188, 7 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v68i1.1188 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0259--9422 (Print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2072-8050 (Online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/hts.v68i1.1188 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18851 |
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dc.language.iso |
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dc.publisher |
OpenJournals Publishing |
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dc.rights |
© 2012. The Authors.
Licensee: AOSIS
OpenJournals. This work
is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution License. |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo -- Criticism and interpretation |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
History -- Philosophy |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Eschatology -- Philosophy |
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dc.title |
The end is now : Augustine on history and eschatology |
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dc.type |
Article |
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