Augustine and the Cure of Souls: Revising a Classical Ideal

by Paul R. Kolbet

Book Overview

Augustine and the Cure of Souls situates Augustine within the ancient philosophical tradition of using words to order emotions. Paul Kolbet uncovers a profound continuity in Augustine's thought, from his earliest pre-baptismal writings to his final acts as bishop, revealing a man deeply indebted to the Roman past and yet distinctly Christian. Rather than supplanting his classical learning, Augustine's Christianity reinvigorated precisely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268033218
• ISBN13: 9780268033217
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"