Augustine and world religions

Augustine's relation to Judaism and Roman religions -- Augustine and the invention of magical dissent / Olivier Dufault -- Secundum carnem : history and Israel in the theology of St. Augustine / Paula Fredriksen -- Unwitting witnesses : Jews and Judaism in the thought of Augustine / Franklin T....

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Contributors: Brown, Brian 1948- (Other) ; Doody, John 1943- (Other) ; Paffenroth, Kim 1966- (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Lanham, Md. [u.a.] Lexington Books c2008
In:Year: 2008
Series/Journal:Augustine in conversation
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / World religion
B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Interfaith dialogue
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Christianity and other religions
B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430)
B Augustinus, Aurelius Saint (354-430) De civitate dei
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Summary:Augustine's relation to Judaism and Roman religions -- Augustine and the invention of magical dissent / Olivier Dufault -- Secundum carnem : history and Israel in the theology of St. Augustine / Paula Fredriksen -- Unwitting witnesses : Jews and Judaism in the thought of Augustine / Franklin T. Harkins -- A Christian Aeneid : pagan and Christian education in the Confessions / Paul Joseph LaChance -- Theo-semiotics and Augustine's hermeneutical Jew, or, "What's a little supersessionism between friends?" / C.C. Pecknold -- Augustine and non-western religions -- Way and wilderness : an Augustinian dialogue with Buddhism / Michael Barnes -- Augustine, Apuleius, and Hermes Trismegistus : The city of God and advice on how (not) to read Hindu texts / Francis X. Clooney -- Wisdom, compassion, and charity : the lotus sutra and Augustine / Leo D. Lefebure -- Divine election as Adhikara and Atma-sva-bhava : rereading the Reply to Simplicianus in light of a Hindu text / Reid B. Locklin -- Transforming the self : confession and performance in the thought of Augustine and Xunzi / Aaron Stalnaker
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-292) and index
Rezension (Review): Augustinian Studies 40 (2009) 312f. (G.K. Hillis)
ISBN:0739125796