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On Christian Teaching
Saint Augustine
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Description for On Christian Teaching
paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
`There are certain rules for interpreting the scriptures which, as I am well aware, can usefully be passed on to those with an appetite for such study...' On Christian Teaching is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition. Written to enable Christian students to be their own interpreters of the Bible, it provides an outline of Christian theology, a detailed discussion of ethical problems, and a fascinating early contribution to sign theory. Augustine also makes a systematic attempt to determine what elements of classical education are permissible for a Christian, and in the last ... Read more
`There are certain rules for interpreting the scriptures which, as I am well aware, can usefully be passed on to those with an appetite for such study...' On Christian Teaching is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition. Written to enable Christian students to be their own interpreters of the Bible, it provides an outline of Christian theology, a detailed discussion of ethical problems, and a fascinating early contribution to sign theory. Augustine also makes a systematic attempt to determine what elements of classical education are permissible for a Christian, and in the last ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199540631
SKU
V9780199540631
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About Saint Augustine
R. P. H. Green is Professor of Humanity (Latin) in the Dept. of Classics, University of Glasgow. He has published books on Augustine's contemporaries Paulinus of Nola and Ausonius.
Reviews for On Christian Teaching
a great chance to see how clever Augustine was. ... (It is more than a work on Christian teaching: it is a book about teaching. Or learning, in fact.)
The Guardian G2 section, 17 July 1997
The Guardian G2 section, 17 July 1997