Table of Contents

Introduction Eleonore Stump; 1. Augustine: his time and lives James J. O'Donnell; 2. Faith and reason John Rist; 3. Augustine on evil and original sin William Mann; 4. Predestination, pelagianism and foreknowledge James Wetzel; 5. Biblical interpretation Thomas Williams; 6. The divine nature Scott MacDonald; 7. De Trinitate Mary T. Clark; 8. Time and creation in Augustine Simo Knuuttila; 9. Augustine's theory of soul Roland Teske; 10. Augustine on free will Eleonore Stump; 11. Augustine's philosophy of memory Roland Teske; 12. The response to skepticism and the mechanisms of cognition Gerard O'Daly; 13. Knowledge and illumination Gareth Matthews; 14. Augustine's philosophy of language Christopher Kirwan; 15. Augustine's ethics Bonnie Kent; 16. Augustine's political philosophy Paul Weithman; 17. Augustine and medieval philosophy Martin Stone; 18. Post-medieval Augustinianism Gareth Matthews.

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In this 2001 volume, sixteen specially-commissioned essays discuss major areas of the philosophy and theology of Augustine of Hippo.

Reviews

'Taken as a whole, the volume is a success. It achieves a balance of historical contextualization and philosophical engagement without sacrificing the primary aim of clear exposition. It should prove rewarding both to those looking for an overview of Augustine's thought and to those seeking a volume representing the best of contemporary scholarship in Anglo-American Augustine studies.' Blake D. Dutton, Loyola University, Chicago 'This volume promises to fill an obvious gap very usefully ...'. The Journal of Theological Studies