Augustine : a very short introduction /
Chadwick, Henry, 1920-2008
Augustine : a very short introduction / Henry Chadwick - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2001 - 134 pages. : ill. ; 18 cm - Very short introductions ; 38 . - Very short introductions ; 38 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-130) and index
The formation of Augustine's mind: Cicero, Mani, Plato, Christ -- Liberal arts -- Free choice -- A philosophical society -- Vocation -- Confessions -- Unity and division -- Creation and the Trinity -- City of God -- Nature and grace
Augustine's teachings had a profound effect on medieval scholarship, Renaissance humanism, and the religious controversies of both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Here, Henry Chadwick places Augustine in his philosophical and religious context and traces the history of his influence on Western thought, both within and beyond the Christian tradition. --From publisher's description
0192854526 9780192854520
2001278810
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
B655.Z7 / C46 2001
Augustine : a very short introduction / Henry Chadwick - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2001 - 134 pages. : ill. ; 18 cm - Very short introductions ; 38 . - Very short introductions ; 38 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-130) and index
The formation of Augustine's mind: Cicero, Mani, Plato, Christ -- Liberal arts -- Free choice -- A philosophical society -- Vocation -- Confessions -- Unity and division -- Creation and the Trinity -- City of God -- Nature and grace
Augustine's teachings had a profound effect on medieval scholarship, Renaissance humanism, and the religious controversies of both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Here, Henry Chadwick places Augustine in his philosophical and religious context and traces the history of his influence on Western thought, both within and beyond the Christian tradition. --From publisher's description
0192854526 9780192854520
2001278810
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
B655.Z7 / C46 2001