Augustine: Political Writings (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521441728)

This collection brings together thirty-five letters and sermons of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo from 396-430 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, and give students direct insight into the political and social world of late antiquity with which Augustine was immediately involved.

Author: Augustine
ISBN-10: 0521441722
ISBN-13: 9780521441728
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2001
Pages: 358
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d