Augustine's Idea of History

a Christian Historiography

Abstract : Implicit in St. Augustine’s idea of history are the essential beliefs of Christianity, namely: there is but one God; all humans are creatures with a single ancestor in Adam; all things and events come under the care of divine providence; humankind has fallen from a more privileged origina...

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Author:John Agbo
Published: S.n., s.l., 2015
Volume:1
Language:English
Notes:Full Text available at http://igwebuikejournals.com/pdf%20created/1.3.2.pdf
Periodical:IGWEBUIKE An African Journal of Arts and Humanities
Number:3
ISSN:2488-9210 (Online)
Format:Article
Topic:- Works > De civitate Dei
- Doctrine > God. Trinity > God
Status:Active
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Summary:Abstract : Implicit in St. Augustine’s idea of history are the essential beliefs of Christianity, namely: there is but one God; all humans are creatures with a single ancestor in Adam; all things and events come under the care of divine providence; humankind has fallen from a more privileged original condition and is now subject to suffering and other evils; man has been redeemed through the incarnation of Jesus Christ; all people should strive to attain to final happiness with God in a future life. And so the events of temporal history viewed from this Christian lens become actions in the drama of redemption and eternal salvation. In other words, human events become significant when viewed in the light of divine providence. Hence, God is the focal point! (History is theocentric or rather Christocentric). However, though history is guided by divine providence, man is not just helpless with regard to history, but he truly brings something new into it through his freewill.

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