{"product_id":"image-identity-and-the-forming-matthew-drever-9780199916337","title":"Image, Identity, and the Forming of the Augustinian Soul","description":"In our current pluralist context, there is no clearly designated means of valuing or defining the human person. Matthew Drever shows that in the writings of St. Augustine we find a concept of the human person that is fluid, tenuous, prone to great good and great vice, and influenced deeply by the wider spiritual and material environment. Through an examination of his account of the human relation to God, Drever demonstrates how Augustine can offer a crucial resource for a religious reorientation and revaluation of the human person. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrever focuses particularly on the concepts of the \u003cem\u003eimago dei \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ecreatio ex nihilo\u003c\/em\u003e, significant for their influence on Augustine's understanding of the human person and for their potential to bridge his and our own world. Though rooted in Augustine's early work, these concepts are developed fully in his later writings: his Genesis commentaries and \u003cem\u003eOn the Trinity\u003c\/em\u003e in particular. Drever examines how in these later writings the origin (\u003cem\u003ecreatio ex nihilo\u003c\/em\u003e) and identity (\u003cem\u003eimago dei\u003c\/em\u003e) of the human person intersect with Augustine's understanding of creation, Christ, and the Trinity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eImage, Identity, and the Forming of the Augustinian Soul\u003c\/em\u003e constructs an interpretation of Augustine's view of the person that acknowledges its classical context while also addressing contemporary theological and philosophical appropriations of Augustine and the issues that animate them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Drever\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199916330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199916337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OUP Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014","brand":"Matthew Drever","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453296947455,"sku":"9780199916337","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e90a6632-391f-4663-a34b-2693858dc794.jpg?v=1777299408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/image-identity-and-the-forming-matthew-drever-9780199916337","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}