Political and Social Ideas of Saint Augustine
Political and Social Ideas of Saint Augustine
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Paperback / softback
£42.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231085694
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 22/02/1966
Width: 19.8 cm
Height: 13.2 cm
A critical essay on St. Augustine's social and political thought. In describing Augustine, the author captures the essence of the man in these words: "Genius he had in full measure...he is the master of the phrase or the sentence that embodies a penetrating insight, a flash of lightning that illuminates the entire sky; he is the rhetorician, the epigrammist, the polemicist, but not the patient, logical systematic philosopher."
A Note on Texts and Translations Introduction 1. The Theology of Fallen Man 2. The Psychology of Fallen Man 3. Morality and Justice, Natural and Remedial 4. The State: The Return of Order upon Disorder 5. War and Relations Among States 6. Church, State and Heresy Conclusion Abbreciations Notes Bibliography Index
Professor Deane has been remarkably successful in keeping different facets of Augustine's multi-dimensional thought in view...[he] significantly contributes both to historical understanding of Augustine's political thinking and to appreciation of its permanent relevance to the moral dilemmas of politics Political Science Quarterly Will undoubtedly remain the basic work on this subject. Library Journal
