Augustine and Tradition
Augustine and Tradition An indispensable resource for those looking to understand Augustine's place in religious and cultural heritageAugustine towers over Western life, literature, and culture--both…
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Augustine and Tradition
An indispensable resource for those looking to understand Augustine's place in religious and cultural heritageAugustine towers over Western life, literature, and culture--both sacred and secular. But as much as tradition has sprung from Augustinian roots, so was Augustine a product of and interlocutor with traditions that preceded and ran contemporary to his life.This extensive volume examines and evaluates Augustine as both a receiver and a source of tradition. His ideas permeate conceptions of the self from birth to death and have cast a long shadow over subsequent Christian thought.
Patout Burns and interested in furthering his intellectual legacy--survey Augustine's life and writings in the context of North African tradition, philosophical and literary traditions of antiquity, the The contributors--all distinguished Augustinian scholars influenced by J.
Augustine and Tradition