Augustine and Manichaean Christianity offers groundbreaking discussions of Augustine's enduring relation with Manichaeism, disclosing the essential background of writings such as Confessiones, De ordine and De vera religione and powerful concepts like his theories of memory and …
A religious reformation occurred in the Roman Empire of the fourth and fifth centuries which scholars often call Christianization. Examining evidence relevant to Roman Africa of this period, this book sharpens understanding of this religious revolution. Focusing on the activitie…
Rist explores how and why Augustine''s moral framework became distorted with time and proposes a return to a revitalized version of his thought.
Augustine's Confessions: a biography
by Wills, Garry
fromLives of Great Religious Books
Augustine's Confessions: a biography
by Wills, Garry
fromLives of Great Religious Books
The book's birth -- The book's genre -- The book's African days -- The book's Ambrose -- The book's "conversion"--The book's baptismal days -- The book's culmination -- The book's afterlife : early reception, later neglect.
In The Space of Time, David van Dusen argues that Augustine's time-investigation in Confessions XI has been fundamentally misinterpreted since the 13th century. This is a path-breaking new work on Augustine's Confessions and a ranging contribution to the history of the concept o…
This study of the Confessions engages with contemporary philosophers and psychologists antagonistic to religion and demonstrates the enduring value of Augustine's journey for those struggling with theistic incredulity and religious narcissism. Paul Rigby draws on current Augusti…