The end is now : Augustine on history and eschatology
| dc.contributor.author | Van Oort, Johannes (Hans) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-05-23T10:11:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-05-23T10:11:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-05-04 | |
| 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. | en |
| dc.description.librarian | nf2012 | en |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.hts.org.za | en_US |
| 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 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0259--9422 (Print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2072-8050 (Online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/hts.v68i1.1188 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18851 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | OpenJournals Publishing | en_US |
| dc.rights | © 2012. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo -- Criticism and interpretation | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | History -- Philosophy | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Eschatology -- Philosophy | en |
| dc.title | The end is now : Augustine on history and eschatology | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
