The Irrational Augustine

by Catherine Conybeare

The Irrational Augustine takes the notion of St Augustine as rigid and dogmatic Father of the Church and turns it on its head. Catherine Conybeare reads Augustine's earliest works to discover the anti-dogmatic Augustine, who values changeability and human interconnectedness and deplores social exclusion. The novelty of her book lies in taking seriously the nature of these early works as performances, through which multiple questions can be raised...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019926208X
• ISBN13: 9780199262083
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.8"