Augustine of Hippo - A Life

Zusatztext This book is not just a delight, it's a treasure... a book you can't miss. Informationen zum Autor Professor Henry Chadwick (1920-2008) enjoyed international renown as one of the leading church historians of the twentieth century. He held senior appointments at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, latterly as Emeritus Regius Professor of Divinity, Cambridge. Chadwick's scholarship was complemented by his active involvement in church life. Ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1944, he developed a deep commitment to church unity and took a leading role in the Anglican and Roman Catholic dialogues of the mid-1970s. Chadwick authored numerous books and articles throughout his career. At Oxford University Press he held series editorship of Oxford Early Christian Texts and Oxford Early Christian Studies, and co-edited the Oxford History of the Christian Church series with his brother, Professor Owen Chadwick. His acclaimed translation of Augustine's Confessions is available from Oxford World Classics. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword 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 ...

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• Authors: Henry Chadwick, Henry (Late Regius of Divinity Chadwick, Henry (Late Regius Professor of Divinity Chadwick
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.08.2010
• EAN: 9780199588060
• ISBN: 978-0-19-958806-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; RELIGION / Spirituality, RELIGION / Christianity / History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Religion, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Biography: religious and spiritual, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, BCE to c 500 CE, The Early Church, BCE period – Protohistory