Augustine of Hippo
A Life
Henry Chadwick
05 August 2010
ISBN: 9780199588060
200 pages
Paperback
203x135mm
In Stock
Price: £9.99A biography of Augustine's life, as interpreted by the acclaimed church historian, the late Professor Henry Chadwick. Augustine's intellectual development is recounted with clarity and warmth, providing a characteristically rigorous yet sympathetic narrative of this central figure in the history of Christian thought.
Description
A biography of Augustine's life, as interpreted by the acclaimed church historian, the late Professor Henry Chadwick. Augustine's intellectual development is recounted with clarity and warmth, providing a characteristically rigorous yet sympathetic narrative of this central figure in the history of Christian thought.
- 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
About the Author(s)
Henry Chadwick, Late Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge
Table of Contents
- 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
Reviews
"a skilfully and colourfully woven narrative of Augustine's life and times." - Margaret Lane. The Journal of Theological Studies
"This book is not just a delight, it's a treasure... a book you can't miss." - Ranald Macauley, Evangelicals Now
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