Rhetorical Economy in Augustine's Theology

The past two decades have seen increased attention to Augustine of Hippo's (AD 354-430) use of rhetorical concepts. In Rhetorical Economy in Augustine's Theology, Brian Gronewoller explores Augustine's use of the rhetorical concept of economy in his theologies of creation, history, and evil. He shows that rhetorical economy was the logic by which Augustine explained tensions within, and answered challenges to, these three fundamental areas of his thought and others with which they intersect, such as providence, divine activity, and divine order.

Brian Gronewoller is Adjunct Professor of Early Christianity at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He also teaches spoken Latin at Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula, Georgia. His work on Augustine's theology has appeared in Augustinian Studies, Studia Patristica, and Vigiliae Christianae.

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Introduction
I. Foundations
1: Augustine's Use of Rhetorical Economy in His Scriptural Hermeneutic
2: Creation, History, and God's Activity as Speech
II. Creation, History, and Evil
3: Augustine's Use of Rhetorical Economy in his Theology of Creation
4: Augustine's Use of Rhetorical Economy in His Theology of History
5: Augustine's Use of Rhetorical Economy in His Theodicy
Epilogue: Ratio Ordinis Oeconomici
Appendix A: Primary Source Abbreviations (By English Title)
Appendix B: Primary Source Abbreviations (By Latin Abbreviation)
Appendix C: Primary Sources
Bibliography
Index