The Pilgrim City: St Augustine of Hippo and His Innovation in Political Thought

by Miles Hollingworth

Book Overview

In this book Miles Hollingworth investigates how Augustine's understanding of discipleship causes him to resist the normal tendencies of Western political thinkers. On the one hand, he does not attempt to delineate an ideal state in the classical fashion: to his mind, the Garden of Eden can be an archetype for nothing on earth. And on the other hand, he does not seek to achieve an ideological perspective on the proper relations between Church and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567310027
• ISBN13: 9780567310026
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"