Augustine
By: Henry Chadwick.
Series: Past masters
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
Subjects: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
Description: Augustine was arguably the greatest early Christian philosopher. His teachings had a profound effect on Medieval scholarship, Renaissance humanism, and the religious controversies of both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Here, Henry Chadwick places Augustine in his philosophical and religious context and traces the history of his influence on Western thlught, both within and beyond the Christian tradition. -- PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 120.
Includes index.