:The life and works of Augustine of Hippo (354-430) have shaped the development of the Christian Church, sparking controversy and influencing the ideas of theologians through subsequent centuries. His words are still frequently quoted in devotions throughout the global Church...
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:The life and works of Augustine of Hippo (354-430) have shaped the development of the Christian Church, sparking controversy and influencing the ideas of theologians through subsequent centuries. His words are still frequently quoted in devotions throughout the global Church today. His key themes retain a striking contemporary relevance - what is the place of the Church in the world? What is the relation between nature and grace?Augustine'sintellectual development is recounted with clarity and warmth in this newly rediscovered biography of Augustine, as interpreted by the acclaimed church historian, the late Professor Henry Chadwick. Augustine's intellectual journey from schoolboy and student to Bishop and champion of Western Christendomin a period of intense political upheaval, is narrated in Chadwick's characteristically rigorous yet sympathetic style.With a foreword by Peter Brown reflecting on Chadwick's distinctive approach to Augustine.
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- Catalogue Code 536918
- Product Code 9780199588060
- ISBNÂ 0199588066
- EANÂ 9780199588060
- Pages 208
- Department Academic
- Category Classic
- Sub-Category St Augustine
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Publication Date Aug 2010
- Sales Rank 19651
- Dimensions 202 x 135 x 17mm
- Weight 0.244kg
Henry Chadwick
About the Authors: ý R.M. Hare is White's Professor of Moral Philosophy Emeritus at Oxford University and Research Professor at the University of Florida. Jonathan Barnes is Professor of Ancient Philosophy and a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford University. Henry Chadwick is Master of Peterhouse, and Regius ProfessorýEmeritus of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.ý
- :peter Brown: Foreword1: A Personal Quest2: Cassiciacum And Death Of Monnica At Ostia3: Back To Thagaste4: Discovering The Church5: Bishop6: North African Christianity7: Christian Culture8: Divided Christians9: Discerning The Trinity10: Two Cities11: Freedom And Gracegillian Clark: Selected Reading