Colin Gunton and the Failure of Augustine: The Theology of Colin Gunton in Light of Augustine

Colin Gunton argued that Augustine bequeathed to the West a theological tradition with serious deficiencies. According to Gunton, Augustine's particular construal of the doctrine of God led to fundamental errors and problems in grasping the relationship between creation and redemption, and in rightfully construing a truly Christian ontology. Bradley G. Green's close reading of Augustine challenges Gunton's understanding.

Gunton argued that Augustine's supposed emphasis of the one over the ma...