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Augustine and the Cure of Souls : Revising a Classical Ideal - Paul R. Kolbet

Augustine and the Cure of Souls

Revising a Classical Ideal

By: Paul R. Kolbet

eBook | 15 November 2009

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Augustine and the Cure of Souls situates Augustine within the ancient philosophical tradition of using words to order emotions. Paul Kolbet uncovers a profound continuity in Augustine's thought, from his earliest pre-baptismal writings to his final acts as bishop, revealing a man deeply indebted to the Roman past and yet distinctly Christian. Rather than supplanting his classical learning, Augustine's Christianity reinvigorated precisely those elements of Roman wisdom that he believed were slipping into decadence. In particular, Kolbet addresses the manner in which Augustine not only used classical rhetorical theory to express his theological vision, but also infused it with theological content.

This book offers a fresh reading of Augustine's writings—particularly his numerous, though often neglected, sermons—and provides an accessible point of entry into the great North African bishop's life and thought.

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"Kolbet...situates Augustine's psychagogy within the larger ambit of classical oratorical therapy, which finds its roots in Socrates and Plato. Kolbet demonstrates the continuity between the classical rhetorical aims of psychagogy and those of Augustine."
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