St. Augustine of Hippo [[electronic resource] ] : the Christian transformation of political philosophy / / Robert Dyson

• Autore: Dyson R. W (Robert William), <1949->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.92
• Soggetto topico: Christianity and politics; Political science - Philosophy - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-192) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Sin, Free Will and Grace: The Two Cities; Chapter 2: The State in a Sinful World; Chapter 3: Private Property and Slavery; Chapter 4: War and Peace; Chapter 5: Church and State; Summary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: St Augustine of Hippo was the earliest thinker to develop a distinctively Christian political and social philosophy. He does so mainly from the perspective of Platonism and Stoicism; but by introducing the biblical and Pauline conceptions of sin, grace and predestination he radically transforms the 'classical' understanding of the political. Robert Dyson's new book describes and analyses this 'transformation' in detail and shows Augustine's enormous influence upon the development of political thought down to the thirteenth century.
• Titolo autorizzato: St. Augustine of Hippo
• ISBN: 1-281-29213-3; 9786611292133; 1-84714-097-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784980203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum studies in philosophy.