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Possidius of Calama : a study of the North African episcopate at the time of Augustine /

Hermanowicz analyzes Possidius' episcopal career and the biography of his life-long friend St. Augustine, the Vita Augustini. She challenges the widely-held view of Augustine dominating the theological landscape of North Africa, demonstrating how often his position was isolated on key matters o...

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Main Author: Hermanowicz, Erika T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:
Possidius, > Saint, > active 370-437.
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430.
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430
Possidius, > Saint, > active 370-437
Christian saints > Africa, North > Biography.
Roman law.
Droit romain.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Religious.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Christian saints
Roman law
North Africa
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I. THE VITA AUGUSTINI: AUGUSTINE'S LIFE AND TEXT ACCORDING TO POSSIDIUS; 1. The Vita Augustini; 2. The Literary Possidius; PART II. POSSIDIUS AND THE LEGAL ACTIVITIES OF NORTH AFRICAN EPISCOPATE; The Life and Carrer of Possidius; 3. Donatists, Catholics, and Appeals to the Law: 392-404; 4. Donatist Strategy and Catholic Response, 403-5; 5. Possidius Goes to Court, 408-9; 6. The Conference of 411; Conclusion; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; Z.