Unfriendly and polemical elements in Augustine’s correspondence with other clerics

Nearly half of the letters written by Augustine were directed to other clerics. The paper analyses how polemical intentions could be hidden behind friendly formulas. Particular consideration is given to the correspondence between Augustine and Donatist clerics, whom he treated as his peers and broth...

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Main Author: Adamiak, Stanisław 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2018
In: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 110-124
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430, Epistulae / Clergy / Polemics / Unfreundlichkeit
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Augustine letters Donatists Church hierarchy in Late Antiquity
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Summary:Nearly half of the letters written by Augustine were directed to other clerics. The paper analyses how polemical intentions could be hidden behind friendly formulas. Particular consideration is given to the correspondence between Augustine and Donatist clerics, whom he treated as his peers and brothers.<fnote> The research was funded by the Polish National Science Centre grants: “The Presbyters in the Late Antique West” (2013/10/E/HS3/00202) and “The History of the Donatist Schism” (2015/19/D/HS3/00626).</fnote>
ISSN:1612-961X
Contains:In: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/zac-2018-0016