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Reading Augustine in the Reformation : the flexibility of intellectual authority in Europe, 1500-1620
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Visser, A. S. Q, Author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in historical theology.
- Oxford studies in historical theology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reformation--History--16th century--Europe.
- Reformation.
- Humanism--History--16th century.
- Humanism.
- Books and reading--Christianity--History--Religious aspects--16th century.
- Books and reading.
- Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430--Influence.
- Augustine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Reading Augustine in the Reformation
- Oxford studies in historical theology
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Visser breaks ground in three ways. He grounds Augustine's theological reception in the history of reading and the material culture of books and manuscripts. He does not confine his examination to particular confessional parties, and he provides insight into the nature of intellectual authority in the early modern period.
- Contents:
- The arrival of the printing press
- Humanist scholarship and editorial guidance
- Augustine after Trent
- How to find the right argument : bibliographies and indexes
- Customizing authority : anthologies and epitomes
- How readers read their Augustines
- Patristics and public debate.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199895168 (ebook) :
- 0199895163 (ebook) :
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