Ministerium Rationis Reddendae: An Approximation to Hilary of Poitiers' Understanding of TheologyThe present dissertation on Hilary of Poitiers' understanding of theology explores a neglected part of research in our knowledge of the Fathers' theology. The study discusses Hillary's views on theology as they appear in his different writings' and brings together his insights under the headings of Cognitio Dei, Fidei Intelligentia and Dicti Ratio. The first part deals with Hilary's ideas on natural knowledge of God and the possibilities of our human understanding and language in relation to transcendent divine realities. The central part looks at the knowledge given in faith and how according to Hilary the human mind may appropriate and reflect on the same. Finally, Hilary's views on scriptural and theological language are considered. |
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Contents
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Heretica Intellegentia heresy a false and impious understanding of faith | 147 |
2 Fidei conscientia our personal knowledge of the faith | 152 |
3 Heretica intellegentia heresy as faulty understanding | 155 |
heresy as impiety | 164 |
Pia Intellegentia Pious understanding | 177 |
2 Pia intellegentia in De Trinitate | 178 |
3 Spiritalis intellegentia in the Tractatus super Psalmos | 191 |
4 Ministerium in the context of Hilarys service to the true faith | 207 |
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Inconpraehensibilis Deus The difficulties involved in the knowledge of God | 53 |
Gods transcendence and mystery | 54 |
2 Infirmitas nostra the weakness of our human understanding | 64 |
3 Our intellectual weakness in Hilarys Treatise on the Psalms | 74 |
4 Epistemological conclusions | 80 |
Testimonium Dei de se ipso Revealed knowledge of God | 87 |
2 Cognitio Dei in In Matthaeum | 88 |
3 Reuelatio and reuelare in De Trinitate | 98 |
4 Testimonium Dei de se ipso | 106 |
5 The relationship between natural and revealed knowledge | 108 |
6 Concluding Remarks | 115 |
Fides rationabilis scientiae the rationality of our Faith | 119 |
1 Fides cognitionis a faith full of knowledge | 121 |
2 Fides intellegentiam adsumit | 131 |
3 Fides rationabilis scientiae | 137 |
4 Conclusions | 143 |
5 Concluding remarks | 209 |
Sermo de Deo human language and God | 213 |
1 Human language and the reality of God in De Trinitate | 215 |
2 Formulations of the Faith in De Synodis | 229 |
3 In synthesis | 240 |
4 Concluding remarks | 241 |
Diuinorum dictorum auctoritates | 243 |
2 Testimonia ex diuinis uoluminibus | 249 |
3 Signiflcatio the correct understanding of biblical texts | 261 |
Authority and the faith of the Church | 267 |
5 Concluding Remarks | 275 |
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS | 279 |
ABBREVIATIONS | 299 |
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Common terms and phrases
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| Title | Ministerium Rationis Reddendae: An Approximation to Hilary of Poitiers' Understanding of Theology Volume 87 of Tesi gregoriana Volume 87 of Tesi gregoriana: Serie teologia |
| Author | Donal Corry |
| Publisher | Gregorian Biblical BookShop, 2002 |
| ISBN | 8876529306, 9788876529306 |
| Length | 322 pages |
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