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Augustine´s Intellectual Conversion: The Journey from Platonism to Christianity
Brian Dobell
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hardcover. This book examines Augustine's intellectual conversion from Platonism to Christianity, as described at Confessions 7.9.13-21.27. Num Pages: 270 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HPC; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 57. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
This book examines Augustine's intellectual conversion from Platonism to Christianity, as described at Confessions 7.9.13–21.27. It is widely assumed that this occurred in the summer of 386, shortly before Augustine's volitional conversion in the garden at Milan. Brian Dobell argues, however, that Augustine's intellectual conversion did not occur until the mid-390s, and develops this claim by comparing Confessions 7.9.13–21.27 with a number of important passages and themes from Augustine's early writings. He thus invites the reader to consider anew the problem of Augustine's conversion in 386: was it to Platonism or Christianity? His original and important study will be of ... Read more
This book examines Augustine's intellectual conversion from Platonism to Christianity, as described at Confessions 7.9.13–21.27. It is widely assumed that this occurred in the summer of 386, shortly before Augustine's volitional conversion in the garden at Milan. Brian Dobell argues, however, that Augustine's intellectual conversion did not occur until the mid-390s, and develops this claim by comparing Confessions 7.9.13–21.27 with a number of important passages and themes from Augustine's early writings. He thus invites the reader to consider anew the problem of Augustine's conversion in 386: was it to Platonism or Christianity? His original and important study will be of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521513395
SKU
KSG0033806
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About Brian Dobell
Brian Dobell is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Balamand.
Reviews for Augustine´s Intellectual Conversion: The Journey from Platonism to Christianity
'Of the many excellent books written on Augustine's intellectual conversion in the last half century, Brian Dobell's is one at the top of my list. He argues that Confessions 7.9-27 describes a period of ten years following the garden scene and his baptism in Milan when Augustine gradually realized the difference between Platonism and Christianity and made the latter thoroughly ... Read more