Augustine and his critics : essays in honour of Gerald Bonner / edited by Robert Dodaro and George Lawless.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bonner, Gerald.

Dodaro, Robert, 1955-

Lawless, George.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.

Augustine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Augustine of Hippo (AD 354-430) is arguably the most controversial Christian thinker in history. His positions on philosophical and theological concerns have been the subjects of intense scrutiny and criticism from his lifetime to the present.Augustine and his Critics gathers twelve specialists' responses to modern criticisms of his thought, covering: personal and religious freedom; the self and God; sexuality, gender and the body; spirituality; asceticism; cultural studies; and politics.Stimulating and insightful, the collection offers forceful arguments for neglected histori

Contents:

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 GERALD BONNER; 2 GERALD BONNER; 3 STUDYING AUGUSTINE; 4 PAUCIS MUTATIS VERBIS; 5 THE FUNDAMENTAL GRAMMAR OF AUGUSTINE'S TRINITARIAN THEOLOGY; 6 SACRED TRIADS; 7 INSUBSTANTIAL EVIL; 8 SNARES OF TRUTH; 9 AUGUSTINE'S DECENTRING OF ASCETICISM; 10 CHRIST, GOD AND WOMAN IN THE THOUGHT OF ST AUGUSTINE; 11 A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF CRITIQUES OF AUGUSTINE'S VIEW OF SEXUALITY; 12 'TEMPORA CHRISTIANA'REVISITED; 13 THE RHETORIC OF SCRIPTURE AND PREACHING; 14 AUGUSTINE'S SECULAR CITY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

"Gerald Bonner: a select bibliography":p. 11-17.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781134636686

1134636687

9781134636693

1134636695

9781280139864

1280139862

9780203982242

020398224X

OCLC:

310464408