Augustine: Political Writings
- ISBN-10
- 052144697X
- ISBN-13
- 9780521446976
- Series
- Augustine
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 299
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-01-11
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Saint Augustine
Description
Collection containing thirty-five letters and sermons of St Augustine on politics, addressing essential themes in Augustine's thought.
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- 2010-05-20
- 264 pages
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