Political writings / Augustine ; edited by E.M. Atkins and R.J. Dodaro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430, author.

Contributor:

Atkins, E. M. (E. Margaret), editor.

Dodaro, Robert, 1955- editor.

Series:

Cambridge texts in the history of political thought.

Cambridge texts in the history of political thought

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. English. 2001

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and politics--Early works to 1800.

Christianity and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (l, 299 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection brings together thirty-five letters and sermons of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430 AD, that deal with political matters. The letters and sermons are both practical and principled and treat many essential themes in Augustine's thought, including the responsibilities of citizenship, the relationship between the church and secular authority, religious coercion, and war and peace. These texts complement Augustine's classic The City of God against the Pagans (also available in the Cambridge Texts series), and give students direct insight into the political and social world of late antiquity with which Augustine was immediately involved. The slave trade, tax collection, clerical harassment and murder are amongst the topics with which he deals. The volume contains clear, accurate modern translations, together with a concise introduction and informative notes designed to aid the student encountering Augustine's life and thought for the first time.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; An appeal to doctors; Traumatic decortication; Abbreviations; 1 A syndrome in search of a name; 2 Diagnosis; 3 Epidemiology; 4 Pathology of the brain damage; 5 Prognosis for recovery and survival; 6 Attitudes to the permanent vegetative state; 7 Medical management; 8 Ethical issues; 9 Legal issues in the United States; 10 Legal issues in Britain; 11 Legal issues in other countries; 12 Details of some landmark legal cases; Epilogue; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-11198-6

1-280-41665-3

0-511-80231-5

0-511-17284-2

0-511-03941-7

0-511-15172-1

0-511-30319-X

0-511-05268-5

OCLC:

781709686