Freedom and Necessity: St. Augustine's Teaching on Divine Power and Human Freedom

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FREEDOM and NECESSITY FREEDOM A N D NECESSITY St. Augustine’s Teaching on Divine Power and Human Freedom GERALD BONNER The Catholic University of America Press Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2007 The Catholic University of America Press All rights reserved The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standards for Information Science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bonner, Gerald. Freedom and necessity : St. Augustine’s teaching on divine power and human freedom / Gerald Bonner. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-8132-1474-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-8132-1474-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. 2. Grace (Theology)—History of doctrines —Early church, ca. 30–600. 3. Free will and determinism— Religious aspects—Christianity—History of doctrines— Early church, ca. 30–600. 4. Predestination—History of doctrines —Early church, ca. 30–600. I. Title. BR65.A9B626 2006 234´.9092—dc22 2006019364 The author’s English spelling has been altered by the Catholic University of America Press without reference to him, to conform to its own norms. To all my fellow-students over the years and especially to Jane ...