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Augustine and the Disciplines

From Cassiciacum to Confessions

  • Paperback
  • 272 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 13.8 x 21.1 x 1.6 cm

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Augustine and the Disciplines takes its cue from Augustine's theory of the liberal arts to explore the larger question of how the Bible became the focus of medieval culture in the West. Augustine himself became increasingly aware that an ambivalent attitude towards knowledge and learning was inherent in Christianity. By facing the intellectual challenge posed by this tension he arrived at a new theory of how to interpret the Bible correctly. The topics investigated here include: Augustine's changing relationship with the 'disciplines', as he moved from an attempt at their Christianization (in the philosophical dialogues of Cassiciacum) to a radical reshaping of them within a Christian world-view (in the De Doctrina Christiana and Confessiones); the factors that prompted and facilitated his change of perspective; and the ways in which Augustine's evolving theory reflected contemporary trends in Christian pedagogy.
Augustine and the Disciplines and Questioning God
Questioning GodAugustine and the Disciplines
  • Author

    Karla Pollmann

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    October 2007

  • Weight

    296g

  • Page Count

    272

  • Dimensions

    13.8 x 21.1 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199230044

  • ISBN-10

    0199230048

  • Eden Code

    1147300

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