A major reinterpretation of Augustine's reception and influence in the later Middle Ages, this book proposes that the political and religious context of the early 14th century led members of the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine to create a new image of Augustine, with whom they…
A renaissance of Augustinianism? -- The rebirth of Augustine -- The Sermones ad fratres in eremo -- Augustine imagined -- The religio Augustini -- Conclusion : Augustine, the Augustinian, and Augustinianism in the later Middle Ages
The term 'Augustinianism' has been used by scholars for over a century to refer to trends in medieval philosophy, theology, and politics, which had a major effect on the transformations of European culture and society from the Middle Ages to the onset of modernity. Yet in each o…