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J. Warren Smith

J. Warren Smith

Robert E. Cushman Distinguished Professor of Historical Theology
Divinity School
warren.smith@duke.edu
Duke Box 90967, Durham, NC 27708
308 Gray, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Books

God and Man in Early Israel

Book · January 1, 2024 First published in 1956, God and Man in Early Israel deals with Old Testament history from Abraham to Solomon in the light of modern archaeological research and biblical scholarship, and in terms of the Christian belief in divine revelation. The book is di ... Full text Cite

Ambrose, Augustine, and the Pursuit of Greatness

Book · January 1, 2020 Since Aristotle, the concept of the magnanimous or great-souled man was employed by philosophers of antiquity to describe individuals who attained the highest degree of virtue. Greatness of soul (magnitudo animi or magnanimitas) was part of the language of ... Full text Cite

Christian Grace and Pagan Virtue: The Theological Foundation of Ambrose's Ethics

Book · January 1, 2011 Though understandably overshadowed by Augustine's preeminence in the West, Ambrose is a doctor of the Catholic Church and an important patristic authority for the Middle Ages and Reformation, especially in moral theology. Christian Grace and Pagan Virtue a ... Full text Cite