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Informationen zum Autor Mark Vessey is Professor of English and Principal of Green College at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Latin Christian Writers in Late Antiquity and Their Texts (2005), and has edited Augustine and the Disciplines: From Cassiciacum to Confessions (2005) and The Calling of the Nations: Exegesis, Ethnography, and Empire in a Biblical-Historic Present (2011). Klappentext A Companion to Augustine presents a fresh collection of scholarship by leading academics with a new approach to contextualizing Augustine and his works within the multi-disciplinary field of Late Antiquity, showing Augustine as both a product of the cultural forces of his times and a cultural force in his own right.* Discusses the life and works of Augustine within their full historical context, rather than privileging the theological context* Presents Augustine's life, works and leading ideas in the cultural context of the late Roman world, providing a vibrant and engaging sense of Augustine in action in his own time and place* Opens up a new phase of study on Augustine, sensitive to the many and varied perspectives of scholarship on late Roman culture* State-of-the-art essays by leading academics in this field Zusammenfassung A Companion to Augustine presents a fresh collection of scholarship by leading academics with a new approach to contextualizing Augustine and his works within the multi-disciplinary field of Late Antiquity, showing Augustine as both a product of the cultural forces of his times and a cultural force in his own right. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures xi Notes on Contributors xii Preface xviii Source Acknowledgments xix Abbreviations xxi The Works of Augustine xxiv Chronology of Augustine's Life xl 1 Introduction 1 Mark Vessey PART I Contexts 9 2 Political History 11 Christopher Kelly 3 Cultural Geography 24 William E. Klingshirn 4 Religious Sociology 40 Éric Rebillard PART II Confessions 55 5 Spes Saeculi: Augustine's Worldly Ambition and Career 57 R. S. O. Tomlin 6 Love and Belonging, Loss and Betrayal in the Confessions 69 Kate Cooper 7 TheConfessions as Autobiography 87 Paula Fredriksen 8 Reading the Confessions 99 Catherine Conybeare PART III Media 111 9 Augustine and Language 113 Philip Burton 10 Augustine's Information Circuits 125 Claire Sotinel 11 Augustine and Roman Public Spectacles 138 Richard Lim 12 Augustine and Books 151 Guy G. Stroumsa PART IV Texts 159 13 Augustine and the Latin Classics 161 Danuta Shanzer 14 Augustine and the Philosophers 175 Sarah Byers 15 Augustine and the Books of the Manicheans 188 Johannes van Oort 16 Augustine and Scripture 200 Michael Cameron 17 Augustine and His Christian Predecessors 215 Mark Edwards 18 Augustine as a Reader of His Christian Contemporaries 227 Michael Stuart Williams 19 Augustine among the Writers of the Church 240 Mark Vessey PART V Performances 255 20 Philosopher: Augustine in Retirement 257 Gillian Clark 21 Conversationalist and Consultant: Augustine in Dialogue 270 Therese Fuhrer 22 Mystic and Monk: Augustine and the Spiritual Life 284 John Peter Kenney 23 Preacher: Augustine and His Congregation 297 Hildegund MEURuller 24 Administrator: Augustine in His Diocese 310 Neil B. McLynn 25 Controversialist: Augustine in Combat 323 Caroline Humfress PART VI Positions 337
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"This is a successful Companionthat fills in certain lacunae in the study of Augustine and late antiquity. As such, it is more suited to scholars with specific interests than beginners looking for entry points into Augustine's complex and sophisticated thought." ( Religious Studies Review , 1 December 2013)
"As such, this present inter-and intradisciplinary companion to Augustine gathers and presents new flavours within Augustine research, which certainly leaves us yearning for more." ( Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses )
"Besides an introduction by Mark Vessey, this truly impressive volume has seven parts; each of the parts has many articles by some of the finest Augustinian scholars and historians of late antiquity . . . All told, the volume is a fine contribution to Augustinian studies by some of the best scholars of the present day." ( Catholic Historical Review , 1 January 2013)
"For those of us who teach Augustine on a regular basis, but who are not members of the sprawling familia of scholars who have structured their research agendas around the work of this fascinating and deeply influential late antique bishop, this volume is a treasure trove of judicious assessments and learned insights. It would not be difficult to structure a veryworthwhile seminar on the age of Augustine using its contents, particularly Parts I-V. Mark Vessey has performed an exceptional service by marshalling this legion of specialists to produce what will surely be one of the most important resources for the study of Augustine for many decades to come." ( Bryn Mawr Classical Review , 16 February 2013)
"Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through rearchers/faculty." ( Choice , 1 November 2012)
