Augustine and social justice / edited by Teresa Delgado, John Doody, and Kim Paffenroth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Delgado, Teresa, 1966- editor.

Doody, John, editor.

Paffenroth, Kim, editor.

Series:

Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.

Augustine.

Social justice--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, [Maryland] : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume brings into dialogue the ancient wisdom of Augustine of Hippo, a bishop of the early Christian Church of the fourth and fifth centuries, with contemporary theologians and ethicists on the topic of social justice. Each essay mines the major themes present in Augustine's extensive corpus of writings--from his Confessions to the City of God-- with an eye to the following question: how can this early church father so foundational to Christian doctrine and teaching inform our twenty-first century context on how to create and sustain a more just and equitable society? In his own day, Augustine spoke to conditions of slavery, conflict and war, violence and poverty, among many others. These conditions, while reflecting the characteristics of our technological age, continue to obstruct our collective efforts to bring about the common good for the global human community. The contributors of this volume have taken great care to read Augustine through the lens of his own time and place; at the same time, they provide keen insights and reflections which advance the conversation of social justice in the present.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22014-5

1-4985-0919-3

1-4985-0918-5

OCLC:

905917195