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By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Latin Series: Cambridge texts in the history of political thoughtPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, ©2001,Description: l, 299 Pages : map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 052144697X
  • 0521441722
  • 9780521441728
  • 9780521446976
Uniform titles:
  • Works. Selections. English. 2001
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 261.7 22
LOC classification:
  • BR65.A52 E6 2001
Contents:
Christianity and citizenship. Letter 90: Nectarius to Augustine (408) ; Letter 91: Augustine to Nectarius (408/409) ; Letter 103: Nectarius to Augustine (409) ; Letter 104:
Summary: This collection brings together thirty-five letters and sermons of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo from 396-430 AD, that deal with political matters. The letters and sermons are both practical and principled and treat many essential themes in Augustine's thought, including the responsibilities of citizenship, the relationship between the church and secular authority, religious coercion, and war and peace. These texts complement Augustine's classic The City of God, and give students direct insight into the political and social world of late antiquity with which Augustine was immediately involved
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-292) and indexes

Christianity and citizenship. Letter 90: Nectarius to Augustine (408) ; Letter 91: Augustine to Nectarius (408/409) ; Letter 103: Nectarius to Augustine (409) ; Letter 104:

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This collection brings together thirty-five letters and sermons of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo from 396-430 AD, that deal with political matters. The letters and sermons are both practical and principled and treat many essential themes in Augustine's thought, including the responsibilities of citizenship, the relationship between the church and secular authority, religious coercion, and war and peace. These texts complement Augustine's classic The City of God, and give students direct insight into the political and social world of late antiquity with which Augustine was immediately involved

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