Augustine's Leaders
In Augustine's Leaders, Peter Iver Kaufman works from the premise that appropriations of Augustine endorsing contemporary liberal efforts to mix piety and politics are mistaken--that Augustine was skeptical about the prospects for involving Christianity in meaningful political change. His skept...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene
Wipf and Stock Publishers
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Augustine 354-430
Augustine 354-430
B Electronic books Church history B Africa, North Church history Africa, North |
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| Summary: | In Augustine's Leaders, Peter Iver Kaufman works from the premise that appropriations of Augustine endorsing contemporary liberal efforts to mix piety and politics are mistaken--that Augustine was skeptical about the prospects for involving Christianity in meaningful political change. His skepticism raises several questions for historians. What roles did one of the most influential Christian theologians set for religious and political leaders? What expectations did he have for emperors, statesmen, bishops, and pastors? What obstacles did he presume they would face? And what pastoral, polemical |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-179) and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 1532615655 |