| Augustine and the Disciplines: From Cassiciacum to Confessions Contributor(s): Pollmann, Karla (Editor), Vessey, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199230048 ISBN-13: 9780199230044 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Augustine and the Disciplines takes its cue from Augustine's theory of the liberal arts to explore the larger question of how the Bible became the focus of medieval culture in the West. Augustine himself became increasingly aware that an ambivalent attitude towards knowledge and learning was inherent in Christianity. By facing the intellectual challenge posed by this tension he arrived at a new theory of how to interpret the Bible correctly. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - History - Religion | Philosophy - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 230.041 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.65 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Theometrics - Catholic - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Augustine and the Disciplines takes its cue from Augustine's theory of the liberal arts to explore the larger question of how the Bible became the focus of medieval culture in the West. Augustine himself became increasingly aware that an ambivalent attitude towards knowledge and learning was inherent in Christianity. By facing the intellectual challenge posed by this tension he arrived at a new theory of how to interpret the Bible correctly. |