| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 253 pages |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-243) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Eloquence and virtue in Cicero's statesman; CHAPTER 2 Justice and the limits of the soul; CHAPTER 3 Christ and the formation of the just society; CHAPTER 4 Divine eloquence and virtue in the scriptures; CHAPTER 5 Wisdom's hidden reasons; CHAPTER 6 Eloquence and virtue in Augustine's statesman; General conclusion; Select bibliography. |
| Summary |
This is the first scholarly book in English for thirty years to consider Augustine's political thought and ethics in relation to his theology of grace and the Bible. It will be essential reading for scholars of Christian theology, late Roman antiquity, the history of western political thought, and political ethics. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
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Augustine, saint, γ̐ưevγ̐ưeque d'Hippone. 354-430.
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Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. |
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Christian sociology -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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Christianity and justice -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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| Chronological Term |
30-600 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dodaro, Robert, 1955- Christ and the just society in the thought of Augustine. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 0521841623 9780521841627 (DLC) 2004045826 (OCoLC)54865465 |
| ISBN |
9780511266157 (electronic book) |
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0511266154 (electronic book) |
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0511265433 (electronic book) |
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9780511265433 (electronic book) |
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0511263902 |
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9780511263903 |
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0511264739 |
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9780511264733 |
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1280750162 |
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9781280750168 |
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0521841623 (Cloth) |
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9786610750160 |
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6610750165 |
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