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This volume brings into dialogue the ancient wisdom of Augustine of Hippo, a bishop of the early Christian Church of the fourth and fifth centuries, with contemporary theologians and ethicists on the topic of social justice. Each essay mines the major themes present in Augustine's extensive corpus of writings-from his Confessions to the City of God- with an eye to the following question: how can this early church father so foundational to Christian doctrine and teaching inform our twenty-first century context on how to create and sustain a more just and equitable society? In his own day, Augustine spoke to conditions of slavery, conflict and war, violence and poverty, among many others. These conditions, while reflecting the characteristics of our technological age, continue to obstruct our collective efforts to bring about the common good for the global human community. The contributors of this volume have taken great care to read Augustine through the lens of his own time and place; at the same time, they provide keen insights and reflections which advance the conversation of social justice in the present.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: Augustine and Social Justice
• Author: Teresa Delgado, John Doody, Kim Paffenroth
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 344
• EAN: 9781498509176
• ISBN: 1498509177
• ID: 09022178
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Weight: 662 g
• Dimensions: 237 × 160 × 28 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. January 2015

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