Augustine and the Politics of Monasticism

The A. shows how Augustine's monastic initiatives in Hippo Regius offer a concrete example of an organised, social community (the monastry), buttressed by his ample theoretical explanation. The fact that he chose to do so "in the city" rather than "in the wilderness" gave his monastricism a deliber...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Author:Thomas Frank Martin
Published: 2005
Pages:165-186
Language:English
Format:Chapter
Topic:- Biography > Person and Life > Augustin's Monachism > Monachism
- Works > Regula S. Augustini > [Thèmes] > [Monachisme]
- Doctrine > Social Life > [Sociologie. Cité terrestre. Politique] > [Études d'ensemble] > [Vie sociale] > [Société chrétienne]
- Doctrine > Social Life > [Sociologie. Cité terrestre. Politique] > [Études d'ensemble] > [Politique]
Parent Work: Augustine and politics
Status:Active

Similar Items