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OverviewThis book is the first to interpret and reflect on Augustine's seminal argument concerning humility and pride, especially in politics and philosophy, in The City of God. Mary Keys shows how contemporary readers have much to gain from engaging Augustine's lengthy argument on behalf of virtuous humility. She also demonstrates how a deeper understanding of the classical and Christian philosophical-rhetorical modes of discourse in The City of God enables readers to appreciate and evaluate Augustine's nuanced case for humility in politics, philosophy, and religion. Comprised of a series of interpretive essays and commentaries following Augustine's own order of segments and themes in The City of God, Keys' volume unpacks the author's complex text and elucidates its challenge, meaning, and importance for contemporary readers. It also illuminates a central, yet easily underestimated theme with perennial relevance in a classic work of political thought and religion. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary M. Keys (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.436kg ISBN: 9781009201087ISBN 10: 1009201085 Pages: 265 Publication Date: 13 July 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction: Humility and pride in The City of God; 2. The City of God I–V: Political pride against natural right; 3. The City of God VI–VII: Nature, convention, and Rome's civil religion; 4. The City of God VIII–X: Natural theology, philosophic pride, and divine humility; 5. The City of God XI–XII: Creation and the metaphysics of pride and humility; 6. The City of God XIII–XIV: Being-toward-life, being-toward-death; 7. The City of God XV–XVIII: Pride and humility in history; 8. The City of God XIX–XXII: Humility, pride, peace, and participation; Conclusion.Reviews'Keys has given us a supremely readable account of Augustine's City of God. Her book ... represents an original contribution which nevertheless summarizes the best English-language scholarship on that work while it also focuses attention on the wider oeuvre of the bishop of Hippo. As such it is valuable both to novices in the study of the City of God and to students of the history of political theory and philosophy who are looking for an appropriate optic to read Augustine's magnum opus.' Robert Dodaro, The Thomist Author InformationMary M. Keys is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. The author of Aquinas, Aristotle, and the Promise of the Common Good, she has contributed to numerous journals and books, including The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's 'City of God'. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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