Augustine of Hippo A Life [Paperback]

Augustine (354-430) had a profound impact on the development of the Christian Church, sparking controversy and influencing the ideas of theologians for over fifteen centuries. His words are still frequently quoted in devotions today and his key themes retain a striking contemporary relevance--what is the place of the Church in the world? What is the relation between nature and grace? InAugustine of Hippo, the late Henry Chadwick--a renowned authority on Augustine--describes with clarity and warmth the intellectual development of this key Father of the Church. In his characteristically rigorous yet sympathetic style, Chadwick traces Augustine's intellectual journey from schoolboy and student to Bishop and champion of Christendom in a period of intense political upheaval, providing valuable insight into the progression of Augustine's ideas. With a foreword reflecting on Chadwick's distinctive approach to Augustine by Peter Brown, and a further reading list on Augustine compiled by Gillian Clark, this volume is both an essential assessment of Augustine and a final tribute to one of the great church historians of the twentieth century.

Foreword,Peter Brown
1. A Personal Quest
2. Cassiciacum and death of Monnica at Ostia
3. Back to Thagaste
4. Discovering the Church
5. Bishop
6. North African Christianity
7. Christian Culture
8. Divided Christians
9. Discerning the Trinity
10. Two cities
11. Freedom and Grace
Selected Reading,Gillian Clark

The author's ability to sketch out issues and viewpoints is one of the strengths of the book. So is his grasp of the many challenges facing Augustine as bishop of Hippo in a time of endemic crisis. ... Summing Up: Recommended. --CHOICE

No writer excelled at that exacting form, the short biography, better than Henry Chadwick (1920-2008) ... . InAugustine of Hippo, posthumously prepared for print by his devoted widow, he returned tl“.