Augustine of Hippo

A Life

Henry Chadwick

Brings use closer to the 'real' Augustine, helping us to understand both his motivations and frustrations
A recently rediscovered script by the late Professor Henry Chadwick, one of the foremost scholars of church history throughout the twentieth century
Written in Chadwick's characteristically warm and accessible style
Foreword reflecting on Chadwick's distinctive approach to Augustine by Professor Peter Brown
Further Reading list on Augustine compiled by Professor Gillian Clark

Augustine of Hippo

A Life

Henry Chadwick

Description

The life and works of Augustine of Hippo (354-430) have shaped the development of the Christian Church, sparking controversy and influencing the ideas of theologians through subsequent centuries. His words are still frequently quoted in devotions throughout the global Church today. His key themes retain a striking contemporary relevance - what is the place of the Church in the world? What is the relation between nature and grace?

Augustine's intellectual development is recounted with clarity and warmth in this newly rediscovered biography of Augustine, as interpreted by the acclaimed church historian, the late Professor Henry Chadwick. Augustine's intellectual journey from schoolboy and student to Bishop and champion of Western Christendom in a period of intense political upheaval, is narrated in Chadwick's characteristically rigorous yet sympathetic style.

With a foreword by Peter Brown reflecting on Chadwick's distinctive approach to Augustine.

Augustine of Hippo

A Life

Henry Chadwick

Foreword, Peter Brown
1: A Personal Quest
2: Cassiciacum and death of Monnica at Ostia
3: Back to Thagaste
4: Discovering the Church
5: Bishop
6: North African Christianity
7: Christian Culture
8: Divided Christians
9: Discerning the Trinity
10: Two cities
11: Freedom and Grace
Selected Reading, Gillian Clark

Augustine of Hippo

A Life

Henry Chadwick

Author Information

Henry Chadwick, Late Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge

Contributors:

Peter Brown is Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor of History, Princeton University.
Gillian Clark is Professor of Ancient History, University of Bristol