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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459143103321

Autore

Hollingworth Miles

Titolo

Pilgrim city [[electronic resource] ] : St Augustine of Hippo and his innovation in political thought / / Miles Hollingworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, 2010

ISBN

1-282-87053-X

9786612870538

0-567-65330-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Disciplina

261.7092

Soggetti

Christianity and politics - History - To 1500

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Augustine's influence on the Western political tradition -- From classical to medieval political philosophy -- Augustine's doctrine of the Two Cities -- The reception and interpretation of Augustine's political ideas in history -- Augustine's early life and education -- The earthly city -- The heavenly city -- Conclusion: The pilgrim city.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book Miles Hollingworth investigates how Augustine's understanding of discipleship causes him to resist the normal tendencies of Western political thinkers. On the one hand, he does not attempt to delineate an ideal state in the classical fashion: to his mind, the Garden of Eden can be an archetype for nothing on earth. And on the other hand, he does not seek to achieve an ideological perspective on the proper relations between Church and State. In fact his Pilgrim City is shown to lie beyond utopianism, realism and the normal terms of political discourse. It stands, instead, as a sing