"Augustine of Hippo"

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This paper discusses Peter Brown's work, "Augustine of Hippo." The paper shows how Brown attempts to restore the humanity and the ancientness (or the difference) between Augustine and ourselves within his book. It discusses the content of the book and looks at the reasons why Brown's style makes the book compelling to modern readers.

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"Augustine's emphasis on the fallen nature of the human soul, and his idea that salvation came through studying the Bible as a text and God's grace alone was later to become highly influential in the renegade monk Martin Luther's version of Christianity. Augustine's influence thus spans beyond Catholicism itself, and his brand of Christianity was in some ways uniquely his own, even though he became a canonized author. Brown treats Augustine's intellectual wrangling with other canonized writers such as Jerome with equal vigor as he does Augustine's denunciation of heretics. A full portrait emerges not only of the man, but of antiquity in Africa as well as in Rome, as does the contentious nature and controversies of Early Christianity. Brown's biography is a compelling portrait of an age as well as a saint and theologian."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Brown, Peter. Augustine of Hippo. Revised Edition. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000.

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