Augustine's Cyprian - Authority in Roman Africa

Augustine's Cyprian retraces the demise of Donatist Christianity in ancient North Africa. Set during the Roman Empire's collapse, this work accounts how Augustine of Hippo initiated one of the most prolific re-appropriations of authority in ancient Christianity: Cyprian of Carthage.

About the author

Matthew Alan Gaumer, Ph.D. (University of Leuven, 2012), is a U.S Army Officer based in Stuttgart, Germany. He has published extensively on ancient North Africa, Augustine of Hippo, the Donatist Controversy, logistics, and military strategy.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Alan Gaumer
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2016
• EAN: 9789004312630
• ISBN: 978-90-04-31263-0
• No. of pages: 396
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 236 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 517 g
• Series: Brill's Church History
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity