Augustine and Tradition: Influences, Contexts, Legacy

An indispensable resource for those looking to understand Augustine's place in religious and cultural heritage

Augustine towers over Western life, literature, and culture—both sacred and secular. His ideas permeate conceptions of the self from birth to death and have cast a long shadow over subsequent Christian thought. But as much as tradition has sprung from Augustinian roots, so was Augustine a product of and interlocutor with traditions that preceded and ran contemporary to his life.

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