The Cambridge Companion To Augustine`S `Confessions`

DescriptionContentsResourcesCoursesAbout the Authors This Cambridge Companion serves as an authoritative guide to Augustine's Confessions - a literary classic and one of the most important theological/philosophical works of Late Antiquity. Bringing together new essays by leading scholars, the volume first examines the composition of the text, including its structure, genre, and intended audience. Subsequent essays explore a range of themes and concepts, such as God, creation, sin, grace, happiness, and interiority, among others. The final section of the Companion deals with its historical relevance. It provides sample essays on the reception history of the Confessions. These essays demonstrate how each generation reads the Confessions in light of current questions and circumstances, and how the text continues to remain relevant and raise new questions. Includes specifically commissioned chapters from world leading scholars in the field Organised in three key sections: Circumstances of Composition, Main Themes and Topics, and Reception and Reading Strategies Brings together a number of different readings and approaches to both raise new questions and demonstrate the continued relevance of Augustine's Confessions