Augustine and history / edited by Christopher T. Daly, John Doody, and Kim Paffenroth.
| Other author | Daly, Christopher T., 1960- |
| Other author | Doody, John, 1943- |
| Other author | Paffenroth, Kim, 1966- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2008. |
| Description | xiii, 326 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Augustine in conversation Augustine in conversation. ^A596130 |
| Contents | Augustine's theory and practice of historiography -- On the use and disadvantage of history for the afterlife / Peter Busch -- History as witness : Augustine's interpretation of the history of Israel in Contra faustum and De trinitate / Kari Kloos -- Augustine and the rhetoric of Roman decline / Andrew R. Murphy -- Augustine's place in history -- He promised much and did it all : Augustine and historians / James T. Carroll -- Dissent and the death penalty : developing a comparative perspective / Joseph Prud'homme -- The wage of sin is orthodoxy : the Confessions of Saint Augustine in Bayle's Dictionnaire / Ruth Whelan -- Comparisons of Augustine and later historians -- Augustine and Hegel on the history of Rome / Floy Doull and David Peddle -- A true history of ourselves : Augustine, Carlyle, and the case for biography / Marylu Hill -- Augustine and Ricoeur on the circle of time and narrative / Gregory Hoskins -- Book 18 of The city of God, Bianchini's Universal history, and the New science of Vico / Harold Stone -- Propaganda and the pornography of cataclysm : Augustine and Luigi Guicciardini's The sack of Rome / Paul R. Wright. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-312) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007028343 |
| ISBN | 9780739122709 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0739122703 (coth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780739122716 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0739122711 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BR65.A9 A835 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |