The Problem of the Christian Master: Augustine in the Afterlife of Slavery

by Matthew Elia

A bold rereading of Augustinian thought for a world still haunted by slavery

Over the last two decades, scholars have made a striking return to the resources of the Augustinian tradition to theorize citizenship, virtue, and the place of religion in public life. However, these scholars have not sufficiently attended to Augustine's embrace of the position of the Christian slaveholder. To confront a racialized world, the modern Augustinian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300266596
• ISBN13: 9780300266597
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"