Reading and Wisdom The de Doctrina Christiana of Augustine in the Middle Ages |
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| Author:
| English, Edward D. |
| Series title: | ND Conf Medieval Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-268-01650-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.50 |
Book Description:
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Augustine's De doctrina christiana has long been recognised as a significant work for understanding the balanced interaction between classical learning and Christianity, as a handbook for spiritual development, and as a guide to the homiletic and exegetical principles of preaching and sacred scripture. More recently, the work has also been interpreted as laying the groundwork for the study of semiotics and hermeneutics. The 11 essays in this volume, which were presented at a 1991...
More DescriptionAugustine's De doctrina christiana has long been recognised as a significant work for understanding the balanced interaction between classical learning and Christianity, as a handbook for spiritual development, and as a guide to the homiletic and exegetical principles of preaching and sacred scripture. More recently, the work has also been interpreted as laying the groundwork for the study of semiotics and hermeneutics. The 11 essays in this volume, which were presented at a 1991 conference held at the University of Notre Dame, address the question of whether De doctrina christiana is a classic work of the Western cultural tradition.