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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815989403321

Autore

Chadwick Henry <1920-2008.>

Titolo

Augustine of Hippo [[electronic resource] ] : a life / / Henry Chadwick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-34649-0

9786612346491

0-19-157095-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Classificazione

11.51

Disciplina

270.2092

Soggetti

Christian saints - Algeria - Hippo (Extinct city)

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

Contents; Abbreviations; 1 A Personal Quest; 2 Cassiciacum and the Death of Monnica at Ostia; 3 Back to Thagaste; 4 Discovering the Church; 5 Bishop; 6 North African Christianity; 7 Christian Culture; 8 Divided Christians; 9 Discerning the Trinity; 10 Two Cities; 11 Freedom and Grace; Short Reading List; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The life and works of Augustine of Hippo (354-430) have shaped the development of the Christian Church, sparking controversy and influencing the ideas of theologians through subsequent centuries. His words are still frequently quoted in devotions throughout the global Church today. His key themes retain a striking contemporary relevance - what is the place of the Church in the world? What is the relation between nature and grace?Augustine's intellectual development is recounted with clarity and warmth in this newly rediscovered biography of Augustine, as interpreted by the acclaimed church his