The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's Sermons [Paperback]

Offers sixteen commissioned essays on Augustine's sermons by an international team of experts as a reliable guide for readers.Augustine of Hippo is known for some of the greatest theological masterpieces in Christian history. This book provides a reliable guide for scholars and students of early Christian biblical exegesis, liturgy, doctrine, social practices, and homiletics, as well as for those dedicated to the retrieval of early preaching for the Church today.Augustine of Hippo is known for some of the greatest theological masterpieces in Christian history. This book provides a reliable guide for scholars and students of early Christian biblical exegesis, liturgy, doctrine, social practices, and homiletics, as well as for those dedicated to the retrieval of early preaching for the Church today.Augustine of Hippo is known for some of the greatest theological masterpieces in Christian history, notably, his?Confessions,?The Trinity, and?The City of God. Over 900 of his sermons, a treasure trove of his insights into God, Scripture, and humanity, have also survived. Given the wide dissemination of many of these texts over the past 1600 years, Augustine is arguably the most influential preacher since the time of the apostles. In recent decades, scholars have paid more attention to his sermons, including those newly discovered, with the result that Augustine's preaching has become increasingly accessible to a broad audience.?The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's Sermons?furthers this work by offering essays from an international team of experts. It provides a reliable guide for scholars and students of early Christian biblical exegesis, liturgy, doctrine, social practices, and homiletics, as well as for those dedicated to the retrieval of early preaching for the Church today.Introduction: The Foundation of Humility for Augustine's Sermons Andrew Hofer, OP; Part I. Augustine's Pastoral Task of Preaching Sermons: 1. Augustine as preacher and his Brethren in the Church Anl“)