Saint Augustine of Hippo: an intellectual biography
Out of Africa -- Augustine's intellectual milieu -- Augustine's remarks on his parents -- Reflections on infancy -- Traumas of initiation into the Earthly City -- Cicero and a sense of purpose -- Manichaeism -- On the singular deportment of death, love and grief -- Christian conversion and...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | Saint Augustine of Hippo: An Intellectual Biography. By Miles Hollingworth (2014) (Finn, Richard Damian, 1963 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
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| RelBib Classification: | KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Biography
B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430) |
| Summary: | Out of Africa -- Augustine's intellectual milieu -- Augustine's remarks on his parents -- Reflections on infancy -- Traumas of initiation into the Earthly City -- Cicero and a sense of purpose -- Manichaeism -- On the singular deportment of death, love and grief -- Christian conversion and reflections on the supernatural -- To write against self-consciousness and its effects -- Last days and reflections on the style of man -- Abbreviations of Augustine's writings |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0199861595 |