ABSTRACT

Augustine of Hippo (AD 354-430) is arguably the most controversial Christian thinker in history. His positions on philosophical and theological concerns have been the subjects of intense scrutiny and criticism from his lifetime to the present.
Augustine and his Critics gathers twelve specialists' responses to modern criticisms of his thought, covering: personal and religious freedom; the self and God; sexuality, gender and the body; spirituality; asceticism; cultural studies; and politics.
Stimulating and insightful, the collection offers forceful arguments for neglected historical, philosophical and theological perspectives which are behind some of Augustine's most unpopular convictions.

part |2 pages

Part I IF PLATO WERE ALIVE

chapter 4|14 pages

PAUCIS MUTATIS VERBIS

chapter 6|26 pages

SACRED TRIADS

part |2 pages

Part II THE ORDER OF LOVE

part |2 pages

Part III WE ARE THE TIMES

chapter 13|18 pages

THE RHETORIC OF SCRIPTURE AND PREACHING

chapter 14|30 pages

AUGUSTINE’S SECULAR CITY