Augustine's Theology of Angels

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Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations of Augustine's Works -- Introduction -- The Organization of This Work -- 1 Angels and Creation -- On Genesis: A Refutation of the Manichees (c. 388-389) -- The Unfinished Literal Commentary (c. 393-394) -- The Confessions (c. 397) -- City of God and Literal Meaning of Genesis (c. 415 -- 417) -- The Creation of Light and Angelic Knowledge -- The Angelic Fall -- The Angels' Role in Creation -- Conclusion -- 2 Angelic Community -- Augustine's Theology of Worship -- Human-Angelic Community in This Life -- Equal to the Angels -- Human-Angelic Community in the Beatific Vision -- Angels and the Eucharist -- Conclusion -- 3 Angels in Salvation History -- Angels and Prophets: Angels in the Old Testament -- The Meaning of Angel: Angels and the Incarnation -- Angels at the Last Judgment -- The Merits of Angelic Mediation -- Conclusion -- 4 Augustine and Spiritual Warfare -- Augustine's Teaching on Spiritual Warfare in the Expositions of the Psalms -- The Role of Good Angels in Spiritual Warfare -- The Theology of Spiritual Warfare -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Primary -- Secondary -- General Index -- Biblical Index;The angels feature prominently in Augustine's works. This book offers the first comprehensive account of his angelology and its importance Introduction 1. Angels and creation 2. Angelic community 3. Angels in salvation history 4. Augustine and spiritual warfare Conclusion.