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The problem of the Christian master : Augustine in the afterlife of slavery / Matthew Elia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elia, Matthew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
- Augustine.
- Christian ethics.
- Slavery--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Slavery.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 282 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- A bold rereading of Augustinian thought for a world still haunted by slavery.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Dusk
- 1. The Master's House
- 2. The Road and the Woods
- 3. The Form of the Slave
- 4. Abolition's Time
- 5. The Table and the Sea
- Epilogue. Tenebrae.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780300277265
- 0300277261
- OCLC:
- 1432602342
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