Augustine the African
Conybeare, Catherine2025
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Augustine of Hippo is one of the world's most influential theologians, an early Christian writer whose work shaped the course of Western philosophy. Born in Numidia in 354 CE, Augustine's African identity has long been painfully denied. But it was foundational to his thinking and faith. Drawing on original sources and the Augustinian texts themselves, world-renowned scholar Catherine Conybeare traces Augustine's travels from North Africa to the European continent and back again, placing his African origins firmly at the centre of his story. A tale of exile, faith and identity, Augustine the African upends conventional knowledge about one of Christianity's most celebrated saints, and recentres Africa as the locus of early Catholic intellectual activity - with Europe on the periphery.
Main title:
Augustine the African / Catherine Conybeare.
Author:
Conybeare, Catherine, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2025.
Collation:
288 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781788167505 (hbk)
Dewey class:
270.2092270.2092 AUG270.2092AUG
Language:
English
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BRN:
4098985