Confessions .' -Scott MacDonald, Professor of Philosophy and Norma K. Regan Professor in Christian Studies, Cornell University
This edition highlights Augustine's art as a narrator, enhances appreciation of the Confessions by explaining unfamiliar Augustinian vocabulary, idioms, and ideas, and... Læs mere
Confessions .' -Scott MacDonald, Professor of Philosophy and Norma K. Regan Professor in Christian Studies, Cornell University
An introduction to the political thought of Augustine, if not to Christian political thought in general. It includes selections from "City of God", as well as from many lesser-known writings of Augustine.
On the City of God unfolds God’s action in the progress of the world’s history, and propounds the superiority of Christian beliefs over pagan in adversity.
Offers notes on philosophical, theological, historical, and liturgical issues raised by the "Confessions", as well as paragraph numbers of the Latin critical edition, and an index.