Scrinium Classical Antiquity

O'COLLINS, S., Revelation. Toward a Christian Theology of God's Self-Revelation in Jesus Christ. Oxford University Press, 2018. 256p. Paperback. In the book, [O'Collins] exhibits his usual erudition. He knows and uses the Scriptures to great effect. He shows detailed knowledge about classical, modern, and contemporary discussions of revelation, especially including the Church Fathers and Dei Verbum from Vatican II ... Revelation is a wonderful book. It is orthodox, incisive, and well written. It deserves a wide reading by scholars and laypeople alike. Stephen T. Davis, Theological Studies |a 25/5/17 (Publisher's information). € 16.97 (New) (MD)

O'COLLINS, S., Tradition. Understanding Christian Tradition. Oxford University Press, 2018. 160p. Hardback. O'Collins places his work in the centre ground of Christian theological education to achieve the widest usefulness... His argument is steady, unswerving and convincing. His chosen tool, so to speak, is neither the sledgehammer nor the scalpel, but the trowel; with it he both digs and builds. The authorial voice is not intrusive; it serves the task and so serves the church. Paul Avis, Durham University, Ecclesiology |a 10/09/2021 (Publisher's information). € 38.03 (New) (MD)

O'COLLINS, S., The Beauty of Jesus Christ. Filling out a Scheme of St Augustine. Oxford University Press, 2020. 176p. Hardback. Gerald O'Collins meditates deeply upon the multifaceted beauty of Jesus in a journey lead by Scripture and Augustine. He offers refreshment to the weary by intertwining artistic interludes with insightful scriptural reflections. His brief work opens the fount of inexhaustible divine beauty. Rebekah Earnshaw, International Journal of Systematic Theology Dec 2021 |a 25/01/2022 (Publisher's information). € 43.47 (New) (MD)

O'COLLINS, S., Inspiration. Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration. Oxford University Press, 2021. 240p. Paperback. O'Collins' work deserves a careful reading from Catholics and Protestants for its coordination of pneumatology, Christology and bibliology. Discerning Protestants, especially, can benefit from O'Collins' sustained emphasis on the Spirit's role in our interpretive work. Kenny Silva, International Journal of Systematic Theology Oct 2020 |a 19/01/2022 (Publisher's information). € 27.16 (New)

O'CONNELL, M., The Idolatrous Eye. Iconoclasm and Theater in Early Modern England. Oxford University Press, 2000. 208p. Hardback. The Idolatrous Eye powerfully reads not just Elizabethan, but all of post-classical Western European drama, as a crucible for the epistemological struggle between word and image over the mystery of the Incarnation. Religion and the Arts 21/01/2004 (Publisher's information). € 200.42 (New) (MD)

O'CONNOR, A., Finding Time for the Old Stone Age. A History of Palaeolithic Archaeology and Quaternary Geology in Britain, 1860-1960. Oxford University Press, 2007. 464p. Hardback. an excellent contribution to the history of the earth sciences in the United Kingdom... Anne O'Connor is to be congratulated on writing an absorbing book which sustains the reader's interest throughout. Peter Worsley, Archives of natural history 28/01/2010 (Publisher's information). € 84.24 (New) (MD)

O'CONNOR, R., The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel. Kingship and Narrative Artistry in a Mediaeval Irish Saga. Oxford University Press, 2013. 400p. Hardback. O'Connor has written a book that constitutes a major step forward in the criticism of the early Irish saga. It deserves to be as stimulating of further discussion as it is persuasive in its own terms. T.M. Charles-Edwards, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies |a 18/05/15 (Publisher's information). € 183.43 (New) (MD)

O'CONNOR, T., Persons and Causes. The Metaphysics of Free Will. Oxford University Press, 2000. 152p. Hardback. His [O'Connor] book does succeed in putting the ball firmly in the court of those who think that there is something weird about the very idea of persons being the causes of what persons do James A. Harris, Times Literary Supplement 11/06/2002 (Publisher's information). € 129.08 (New) (MD)

O'DALY, G., Days Linked by Song. Prudentius' Cathemerinon. Oxford University Press, 2012. 424p. Hardback. This is important, loving, work. Catherine Conybeare, Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Publisher's information). € 163.05 (New) (MD)

O'DALY, G., Augustine's City of God. A Reader's Guide. Oxford University Press, 2020. 2nd edition. 380p. Paperback. Review from previous edition An expert and well-judged study, and one long needed Journal of Roman Studies (Publisher's information). € 41.43 (New)