The correction of the Augustinians: a case-study in the critical appropriation of a suspect tradition

Schlabach offers several innovative ways in which free church protestants can engage the corrective tradition of Augustine and apply it themselves. He considers Augustine's just war theory and suggests that when this is read against the larger backdrop of his theology, Augustine's support for milita...

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Author:Gerald W. Schlabach
Published: S.n., s.l., 2002
Pages:47-74
Format:Article
Topic:- Influence and Survival > The Reformation (1521-...) > [Études générales : Augustin et la Réforme] > [Protestantisme]
- Influence and Survival > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Relevance of Augustine > [Guerre - paix]
- Influence and Survival > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Currents > [Free church (protestantisme)]
Parent Work: The Free Church and the Early Church
Status:Active
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Summary:Schlabach offers several innovative ways in which free church protestants can engage the corrective tradition of Augustine and apply it themselves. He considers Augustine's just war theory and suggests that when this is read against the larger backdrop of his theology, Augustine's support for military participation fits far less securely than historically assumes. Likewise, a narrow reading of Augustine minimizes the necessity of good works, but continence must recognize itself as God's gift. The current free church tradition must attempt to love rightly and thus both offer and accept correction.

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