A companion to Augustine /

• Other Authors: Vessey, Mark, Reid, Shelley
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Series: Blackwell companions to the ancient world.
• Subjects: Augustine, > Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; 30-600; Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.; RELIGION > Christian Church > History.; RELIGION > Christianity > History.; Church history > Primitive and early church.; Rome > History > Empire, 284-476.; Rome (Empire); Electronic books.; History.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1431 pages).
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118255483; 1118255488; 9781118255438; 1118255437; 9781118255452; 1118255453
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118255483

A Companion to Augustine presents a fresh collection of scholarship by leading academics with a new approach to contextualizing Augustine and his works within the multi-disciplinary field of Late Antiquity, showing Augustine as both a product of the cultural forces of his times and a cultural force in his own right. Discusses the life and works of Augustine within their full historical context, rather than privileging the theological context Presents Augustine & rsquo;s life, works and leading ideas in the cultural context of the late Roman world, providing a vibrant and engaging sense of August.