Erika Hermanowicz

Possidius of Calama

A Study of the North African Episcopate at the Time of Augustine

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Possidius, the bishop of Calama, was a lifelong friend of St. Augustine best known for writing a biography of the bishop of Hippo, the Vita Augustini. Hermanowicz analyzes both the biography and the legally oriented career of Possidius to illustrate how active Augustine's colleagues were in soliciting imperial support against their religious competitors and to show just how often Augustine's close friends disagreed with him on important matters of law, coercion and diplomacy. It is still widely asserted by scholars that St. Augustine dominated the theological landscape of North Africa, but this engaging study demonstrates how often he was, in fact, singular and isolated in his beliefs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780199236350
• ISBN-10: 0199236356
• Artikelnr.: 23551952

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The Vita Augustini: Augustine's Life and Text According to Possidius
1: The Vita Augustini
2: The Literary Possidius
Possidius and the Legal Activities of the North African Episcopate
3: Donatists, Catholics and Appeals to the Law: 392-404
4: Donatist Strategy and Catholic Response: 403-405
5: Possidius Goes to Court: 408-409
6: The Conference of 411
Conclusion
Bibliography