Augustine: A Very Short Introduction by Henry Chadwick Paperback Book

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Author: Henry Chadwick

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: Jun 2001

Genre: Philosophy - Religious

Retail Price: $11.95

Pages: 144

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Augustine was arguably the greatest early Christian philosopher. His teachings had a profound effect on Medieval scholarship, Renaissance humanism, and the religious controversies of both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Here, Henry Chadwick places Augustine in his philosophical and religious context and traces the history of his influence on Western thought, both within and beyond the Christian tradition. A handy account to one of the greatest religious thinkers, this Very Short Introduction is both a useful guide for the one who seeks to know Augustine and a fine companion for the one who wishes to know him better.

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