Augustine : a very short introduction / Henry Chadwick.

By: Chadwick, Henry, 1920-2008
Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 38Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001Description: 134 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN: 0192854526 (pbk)Subject(s): Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 | DDC classification: 189/.2 LOC classification: B655.Z7 | C46 2001Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
The formation of Augustine's mind: Cicero, Mani, Plato, Christ -- Liberal arts -- Free choice -- A philosophical society -- Vocation -- Confessions -- Unity and division -- Creation and the Trinity -- City of God -- Nature and grace.
Review: "The surviving bulk of Augustine's writings exceeds that of any other ancient author. Through these writings he came to influence not only his contemporaries but also the subsequent development of Western culture. This Very Short Introduction traces the development of Augustine's thought, discussing his reaction to the thinkers before him, and themes such as freedom, creation, and the Trinity."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-130) and index.

The formation of Augustine's mind: Cicero, Mani, Plato, Christ -- Liberal arts -- Free choice -- A philosophical society -- Vocation -- Confessions -- Unity and division -- Creation and the Trinity -- City of God -- Nature and grace.

"The surviving bulk of Augustine's writings exceeds that of any other ancient author. Through these writings he came to influence not only his contemporaries but also the subsequent development of Western culture. This Very Short Introduction traces the development of Augustine's thought, discussing his reaction to the thinkers before him, and themes such as freedom, creation, and the Trinity."--Jacket.

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