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…
Augustine on the glory and the limits of philosophy / Johannes Brachtendorf -- Augustine and philosophy : intellectus fidei / Frederick van Fleteren -- Augustine's first-person perspective / Gareth B. Matthews -- Keeping time in mind : Saint Augustine's proposed solution to a pe…
Rist explores how and why Augustine''s moral framework became distorted with time and proposes a return to a revitalized version of his thought.
