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  3. Augustine in Context
  • Cited by 4
  • Edited by Tarmo Toom, Georgetown University, Washington DC
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
December 2017
Print publication year:
2018
Online ISBN:
9781316488409
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316488409
Subjects:
Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Theology
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Book description

Augustine in Context assesses the various contexts - historical, literary, cultural, spiritual - in which Augustine lived and worked. The essays, written by an international team of scholars especially for this volume, provide the background against which Augustine's treatises should be read and interpreted. They are organized according to a rationale which moves from an introduction to the person (the so-called 'personal context') to the contexts of Augustine's works and ideas, starting from the intellectual setting and extending to the socio-political realm. Collectively the essays highlight the embeddedness of Augustine in the world of late antiquity and the interdependence of his discourse with contemporary forms of social life. They shed new light on one of the most important figures of the western canon and facilitate a more enlightened reading of his writings.

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'… the book will be a valuable resource for those seeking knowledge of Augustine’s background.'

J. P. Blosser Source: Choice

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