TY - BOOK AU - Chadwick,Henry TI - Augustine: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 0192854526 AV - B655.Z7 C46 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Augustine, N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -