Rethinking Augustine's Early Theology: An Argument for Continuity

by Carol Harrison

Book Overview

Carol Harrison counters the assumption that Augustine of Hippo's (354-430) theology underwent a revolutionary transformation around the time he was consecrated Bishop in 396. Instead, she argues, there is a fundamental continuity in his thought and practice from the moment of his conversion in 386. The book thereby challenges the general scholarly trend to begin reading Augustine with his Confessions (396), which were begun ten years after his conversion,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019954364X
• ISBN13: 9780199543649
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"