Augustine in Context (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107139107)

Augustine in Context assesses the various contexts - historical, literary, cultural, spiritual - in which Augustine lived and worked. The essays, written by an international team of scholars especially for this volume, provide the background against which Augustine's treatises should be read and interpreted. They are organized according to a rationale which moves from an introduction to the person (the so-called 'personal context') to the contexts of Augustine's works and ideas, starting from the intellectual setting and extending to the socio-political realm. Collectively the essays highlight the embeddedness of Augustine in the world of late antiquity and the interdependence of his discourse with contemporary forms of social life. They shed new light on one of the most important figures of the western canon and facilitate a more enlightened reading of his writings.

Author: Tarmo Toom
ISBN-10: 1107139104
ISBN-13: 9781107139107
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2018
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.49h x 6.66w x 0.91d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2018