Divine providence
Subtitle: a history : Bible, Virgil, Orosius, Augustine, Dante
By: Brenda Deen Schildgen
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781441112705
Subjects: Philosophy; Providence and government of God; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : "The idea of divine providence in Orosius, Augustine, and Dante"; title: "Destined lands and chosen fathers: Virgil, Livy, and the Bible"; title: "Orosius defends the Roman Empire"; title: "Augustine's theology of history"; title: "Dante's monarchia with and against Augustine"; title: "Dante's Commedia and the ascent to incarnational history"; title: Conclusion : "The hand of God".