The Political Writings of St. Augustine - Softcover

St. Augustine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0895267047 ISBN 13: 9780895267047

Publisher: Gateway Editions, 1996

Synopsis

Anyone with a better than cursory knowledge of politics knows that a people's deepest values - their religious values - are what determine whether a society will prosper or fail. And anyone with a more than cursory knowledge of history knows that there was once an entity called Christendom - a political society self-consciously in obeisance to a total Christian view of life.

Here in one concise volume is St. Augustine's brilliant analysis of where faith and politics meet - casting a penetrating light on Roman civilization, the coming Middle Ages, ecclesiastical politics, and some of the most powerful ideas in the Western tradition, including Augustine's famous "just war theory" and his timeless ideas of how men should live in society.

With the classic introduction by Henry Paolucci and an analysis by Dino Bigongiari.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Here in one concise volume is St. Augustine's brilliant analysis of where faith and politics meet - casting a penetrating light on Roman civilization, the coming Middle Ages, ecclesiastical politics, and some of the most powerful ideas in the Western tradition, including Augustine's famous "just war theory" and his timeless ideas of how men should live in society.

About the Author:

Paul Woodruff is Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gateway Editions
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0895267047
• ISBN 13: 9780895267047
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 358