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Augustine the African / Catherine Conybeare.

Summary:

Augustine the African by Catherine Conybeare re-centers Augustine of Hippo's African identity, showing how his major works emerged not from Europe but from North Africa during the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Drawing on letters and historical evidence, Conybeare reveals how Augustine's exile and African context shaped his theology, challenging traditional narratives and highlighting Christianity's deep roots in Africa.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781631498527
  • ISBN: 1631498525
  • Physical Description: xx, 268 pages : maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part One: Insider, outsider. African youth -- Augustine the Italian -- Coming home -- Going to Hippo -- Part Two: Wolves in sheep's clothing. The African church -- A war of words -- The Council of Carthage -- After the Council -- Part Three: A language for Africa. The importance of Punic -- Preaching and social class -- Part Four: From Africa to immortality. Roman fragility -- Wanderers -- Intimacy with power -- The lost sun -- Epilogue.
Subject:
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 > Travel > Africa.
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 > Birthplace.
Christian saints > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 10 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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