Rethinking Augustine's Early Theology: An Argument for Continuity

by Carol Harrison

Overview

Carol Harrison counters the assumption that Augustine of Hippo's (354-430) theology underwent a revolutionary transformation around the time he was consecrated Bishop in 396. Instead, she argues that there is a fundamental continuity in his thought and practice from the moment of his conversion in 386. The book thereby challenges the general scholarly trend to begin reading Augustine with his Confessions (396), which were begun ten years after his conversion, and refocuses attention on his earlier works, which undergird his whole theological system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199281664
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/09/2006
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	9.44(w) x 6.43(h) x 0.95(d)

About the Author

Carol Harrison is Lecturer in the History and Theology of the Latin West, University of Durham.

Table of Contents

Part I1. The Context2. The Revolution of 3863. Ascent (and Descent)4. Creation from Nothing5. PaulPart II6. The Fall7. The Will8. Grace