Augustine and the Cure of Souls: Revising a Classical Ideal

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AUGUSTINE and the Cure of SoulS Revising a Classical Ideal PAUL R. KOLBET University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana Copyright © 2010 by University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu All Rights Reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kolbet, Paul R. Augustine and the cure of souls : revising a classical ideal / Paul R. Kolbet p. cm. — (Christianity and Judaism in antiquity) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-268-03321-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-268-03321-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. I. Title. BR65. A9K59 2010 253.0937— dc22 2009042050 This book is printed on recycled paper. For Amy Egloff with love and gratitude Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity Series (CJAS) The Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity Program at the University of Notre Dame came into existence during the afterglow of the Second Vatican Council. The doctoral program combines the distinct academic disciplines of the Hebrew Bible, Judaism, the New Testament, and the Early Church in an effort to explore the religion of the ancient Hebrews, the diverse forms of Second Temple Judaism, and its offspring into religions of Rabbinic Judaism and the multiple incarnations of early Christianity. While the scope of the program thus extends from the late Bronze and Early Iron Ages to the late antique world, the fulcrum lies in the Second Temple and Early Christian periods. Each religion is explored in its own right, although the program cultivates a History-of-Religions approach that examines their reciprocally illuminating interrelationships and their place in the larger context of the ancient world. During the 1970s a monograph series was launched to reflect and promote the orientation of the program. Initially known as Studies in Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity, the series was published under the auspices of the Center of the Study of Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity. Six volumes appeared from 1975 to 1986. In 1988 the series name became Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity as the editorship passed to Charles Kannengiesser, who oversaw the release of nine volumes. Professor Kannengiesser’s departure from Notre Dame necessitated the appointment of a new editor. At the same time, the historic connection between the series and the CJA doctoral program was strengthened by the appointment of all CJA faculty to the editorial board. Throughout these institutional permutations , the purpose of the series has continued to be the promotion of research into the origins of Judaism and Christianity with the hope that a better grasp of the common ancestry and relationship of the two world’s religions will illuminate not only the ancient world but the modern world as well. Gregory E. Sterling, Series Editor ...