Augustine
From Rhetor to Theologian
Published on 30. April 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
247 pages
978-1-55458-547-2 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55458-547-2 (9781554585472)
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Joanne McWilliam 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.
Timothy Barnes is Professor Emeritus 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. Michael's College.
Peter Slater, is Dean Emeritus of Divinity at Trinity College in Toronto, Ontario.
Timothy Barnes is Professor Emeritus 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. Michael's College.
Peter Slater, is Dean Emeritus of Divinity at Trinity College in Toronto, Ontario.
Content
Table of Contents
Introduction
Augustine, Symmachus, and Ambrose, by T. D. Barnes
The Literary Unity of the Confessions
From Literal Self-Sacrifice to Literary Self-Sacrifice: Augustine's Confessions and the Rhetoric of Testimony, by Jamie Scott
Augustine's Conversion and the Ninth Book of the Confessions, by Colin Starnes
"Homo Spiritualis" in the Confessions of St. Augustine, by Roland J. Teske
Augustine's Confessions: Elements of Fiction, by J.J. O'Meara
Beyond Augustine's Conversion Scene, by Leo Ferrari
Augustinian Platonism in Early Medieval Theology, by R.D. Crouse
Pelagius Anticipated: Grace and Election in Augustine's Ad Simplicianum, by James Wetzel
The Human and the Angelic Fall: Aill and Moral Agency in Augustine's City of God, by William S. Babcock
Goodness as Order and Harmony in Augustine, by Peter Slater
Christ and the Holy Spirit in Augustine's Theology of Baptism, by J. Patout Burns
Augustine's Ecclesiology Revisited, by Michael A. Fahey, S.J.
The Study of Augustine's Christology in the Twentieth Century, by Joanne McWilliam
Augustine in Translation: Achievements and Further Goals, by Thomas Halton
Index
Introduction
Augustine, Symmachus, and Ambrose, by T. D. Barnes
The Literary Unity of the Confessions
From Literal Self-Sacrifice to Literary Self-Sacrifice: Augustine's Confessions and the Rhetoric of Testimony, by Jamie Scott
Augustine's Conversion and the Ninth Book of the Confessions, by Colin Starnes
"Homo Spiritualis" in the Confessions of St. Augustine, by Roland J. Teske
Augustine's Confessions: Elements of Fiction, by J.J. O'Meara
Beyond Augustine's Conversion Scene, by Leo Ferrari
Augustinian Platonism in Early Medieval Theology, by R.D. Crouse
Pelagius Anticipated: Grace and Election in Augustine's Ad Simplicianum, by James Wetzel
The Human and the Angelic Fall: Aill and Moral Agency in Augustine's City of God, by William S. Babcock
Goodness as Order and Harmony in Augustine, by Peter Slater
Christ and the Holy Spirit in Augustine's Theology of Baptism, by J. Patout Burns
Augustine's Ecclesiology Revisited, by Michael A. Fahey, S.J.
The Study of Augustine's Christology in the Twentieth Century, by Joanne McWilliam
Augustine in Translation: Achievements and Further Goals, by Thomas Halton
Index