Augustines Preached Theology: Living as the Body of Christ Burns J. Patout
Augustines Preached Theology: Living as the Body of Christ Burns J. Patout Vital insights from Augustine's sermons on the life of faith.Augustine is not usually thought of today as a preacher, but he…
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Augustines Preached Theology: Living as the Body of Christ Burns J. Patout
Vital insights from Augustine's sermons on the life of faith.Augustine is not usually thought of today as a preacher, but he delivered sermons weekly over the course of nearly forty years to his congregation in Hippo Regius and occasionally also in Carthage and other Roman cities he visited as bishop. Where Augustine's treatises were intellectual, intricate, and theoretical, the rhetoric of his sermons is characterized by conviction, emotion, and a firm commitment to putting faith into action.This volume by renowned Augustine scholar Patout Burns explores the theology The differences between his sermons and his theological treatises are striking but not surprising considering that the treatises targeted an elite, educated audience while his preaching was intended for Christians who lived--then as now--by the spoken and remembered rather than the written word.