Augustine and politics.JC121 2004-023921 0-7391-1009-8 Augustine Augustine, volcano, Alaska Augustine, volcano, Alaska: see Augustine Island. and politics. Title main entry. Ed. by John Doody Doody is a surname, of Irish heritage:
Lexington Books, [c]2005 384 p. $27.95 (pa) The political thought of Christian theologian the·o·lo·gi·an n. One who is learned in theology. theologian Noun a person versed in the study of theology Noun 1. and writer Augustine of Hippo (354-430) has for centuries been considered pessimistic pes·si·mism n. 1. A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view: "We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach" , but here scholars of religion, philosophy, and history build on recent efforts to place his politics in his letters and sermons and his City of God into a context where it shines not so darkly. They consider human nature and virtue in relation to politics, his theory and critique of politics, and his influence and perspectives. |
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