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Augustine and Time (Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation) by John Doody (editor), Sean Hannan (editor), Kim Paffenroth (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This collection examines the topic of time in the life and works of Augustine of Hippo. Adopting a global perspective on time as a philosophical and theological problem, the volume includes reflections on the meaning of history, the mortality of human bodies, and the relationship between temporal experience and linguistic expression. As Augustine himself once observed, time is both familiar and surprisingly strange. Everyone’s days are structured by temporal rhythms and routines, from watching the clock to whiling away the hours at work. Few of us, however, take the time to sit down and figure out whether time is real or not, or how it is we are able to hold our past, present, and future thoughts together in a straight line so that we can recite a prayer or sing a song. Divided into five sections, the essays collected here highlight the ongoing relevance of Augustine’s work even in settings quite distinct from his own era and context. The first three sections, organized around the themes of interpretation, language, and gendered embodiment, engage directly with Augustine’s own writings, from the Confessions to the City of God and beyond. The final two sections, meanwhile, explore t

Who reads Augustine and Time (Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation)?

Author

John Doody (editor), Sean Hannan (editor), Kim Paffenroth (editor)

Publisher

Lexington Books, an impring of The Rowman et Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781793637758

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Christian, Religion