Augustine and Frontiers of Pluralism
Thomas P Harmon editor Boleslaw Z Kabala editor Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:30th Apr '25
£145.00
This title is due to be published on 30th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This book focuses on St. Augustine as a worthwhile resource for thinking through the challenges and prospects of pluralism. The contributors speak to several dimensions of this organizing concept, understanding of which is advanced by engagement with Augustine. The volume brings together scholars from different disciplines, faith traditions, and political commitments, all of whom have deemed it worthwhile to return to Augustine to learn about a signature theme of common life in the twenty-first century. The chapters address a variety of topics including civic engagement, feminism, Black religious thought, domination, liberalism, and time. In an age of pluralism, the hope is to access the insights of the thinker who struggled with a plurality of desires, motivations, and political-theological imaginations, and to benefit from his thoughts. The book will be of particular interest to scholars of theology, philosophy, and political science.
"Augustine and Frontiers of Pluralism is a feast. Across a diverse range of topics and voices, readers will encounter both the historical distance and contemporary resonance of the Augustinian tradition. Scholarly, but not scholastic in a pejorative sense, this volume represents the cutting edge of renewed efforts to think with Augustine and his contested legacy for our times."
- Eric Gregory, Princeton University, USA
"This expansive collection brings together work by established and up-and-coming scholars, reflecting an exciting variety of methods and perspectives. Augustine’s relevance is of course perennial, and a volume on pluralism couldn’t be timelier."
- Toni Alimi, Cornell University, USA
“Augustine was one of the great thinkers in the history of the west, someone whose thought has shaped its culture profoundly. But constant re-engagement is required to show the relevance of his thought to problems of current concern. Some of the needed work is done by this book. Teachers of Augustine at a variety of levels will find essays that will help them mine his writings for text that speak to questions students find pressing. But this scholarly collection is far more than a resource for teachers. Researchers who recognize Augustine's importance and influence want to see what he can teach us about the world in which we live. By bringing Augustine so closely into contact with contemporary problems and questions, this book will help scholars in philosophy, theology, religious studies and political theory do just that.”
- Paul Weithman, University of Notre Dame, USA
ISBN: 9781032784076
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360 pages