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personmid-19th century

J.F. Shaw

Disciplines:
theology

Summary

Victorian translator of Augustine's philosophical treatises — his translations of On Free Choice of the Will made key Augustine texts available to English readers.

Core Contribution

Translated Augustine's On Free Choice of the Will into English — making Augustine's response to the problem of evil and free will accessible to English-speaking readers.

Notable Works & Achievements

On Free Will

Historical Influences

Augustine of Hippo

Intellectual Lineage

Protestant Theology

Contemporaries & Peers

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Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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