Augustine: From Rhetor to Theologian - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0889202036 ISBN 13: 9780889202030

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Augustine: From Rhetor to Theologian arose from a conference held at Trinity College, Toronto, to celebrate the 1600th anniversary of the conversion to Catholic Christianity of Augustine of Hippo. Fifteen papers from international scholars make up this book. Augustine set his stamp on the Latin Church, yet only in the twentieth century, with its profound, even paradigmatic change did the descendants of that church -- Anglican, Reformed, and Roman Catholic -- recognize the degree to which their inbred attitudes and theological positions were "Augustinian." It is, however, another measure of the importance of Augustine that many aspects of his life and meanings of his writings are still disputed. This continuing investigation and debate is evidenced in this volume.

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About the Author

Joanne Me William was professor emerita of Religious Studies at the University of Toronto. She was a pioneer woman in the academic study of theology, specializing in Patristic studies and internationally recognized for her work on Augustine. T.D. Barnes is professor emeriti of Classics at the University of Toronto. Rev. Dr. Michael A. Fahey, S.J. is the Dean Emeritus of the Faculty of Theology at the University of St. Michaelâs College Contact WLU Press for information about this author.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889202036
• ISBN 13: 9780889202030
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 247
• Editor: McWilliam Joanne, Barnes Timothy, Fahey Michael, Slater Peter