Divine providence a history : the Bible, Virgil, Orosius, Augustine, and Dante / Brenda Deen Schildgen.

Author/creator Schildgen, Brenda Deen, 1942-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Continuum,
Descriptionxi, 245 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Introduction : "The idea of divine providence in Orosius, Augustine, and Dante" -- "Destined lands and chosen fathers: Virgil, Livy, and the Bible" -- "Orosius defends the Roman Empire" -- "Augustine's theology of history" -- "Dante's monarchia with and against Augustine" -- "Dante's Commedia and the ascent to incarnational history" -- Conclusion : "The hand of God".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [169]-237) and index.
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LCCN 2012022413
ISBN9781441112705 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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