Political writings

This collection brings together thirty-five letters and sermons of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430 AD, that deal with political matters. The letters and sermons are both practical and principled and treat many essential themes in Augustine's thought, including the responsibilities of...

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Autor principal: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Atkins, E. (Editor ) ; Dodaro, Robert 1955- (Editor )
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2001.
En:Año: 2001
Colección / Revista:Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Santo 354-430 / Filosofía política
Otras palabras clave:B Christianity and politics ; Early works to 1800
B Christianity and politics Early works to 1800
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Electrónico
Print version: 9780521441728
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Sumario:This collection brings together thirty-five letters and sermons of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430 AD, that deal with political matters. The letters and sermons are both practical and principled and treat many essential themes in Augustine's thought, including the responsibilities of citizenship, the relationship between the church and secular authority, religious coercion, and war and peace. These texts complement Augustine's classic The City of God against the Pagans (also available in the Cambridge Texts series), and give students direct insight into the political and social world of late antiquity with which Augustine was immediately involved. The slave trade, tax collection, clerical harassment and murder are amongst the topics with which he deals. The volume contains clear, accurate modern translations, together with a concise introduction and informative notes designed to aid the student encountering Augustine's life and thought for the first time.
Notas:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
ISBN:0511802315
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511802317