Augustine

Contents: Frederick Van Fleteren: Principles of Augustine's Hermeneutic: An Overview - A. Bastiaensen: Augustine's Pauline Exegesis and Ambrosiaster - Vernon J. Bourke: Augustine on the Psalms - J. Patout Burns: Creation and Fall according to Ambrose of Milan - Michael Cameron: Augustine's Use of the Song of Songs against the Donatists - Marianne Djuth: The Royal Way: Augustine's Freedom of the Will and the Monastic Tradition - G. R. Evans: Augustine on Exegesis against the Heretics - Carol Harrison: "Not Words but Things": Harmonious Diversity in the Four Gospels - Robert Herrera: A Shattered Mirror: The Presence of Africa in Augustine's Exegesis - Joseph F. Kelly: Bede's Use of Augustine for His Commentarium in principium Genesis - Joseph T. Lienhard: John the Baptist in Augustine's Exegesis - John Norris: Augustine and Sign in Tractatus in Iohannis Evangelium - Robert J. O'Connell: Augustine's Exegetical Use of Ecclesiasticus 10:9-14 - Franz Posset: The "Palate of the Heart" in St. Augustine and Medieval Spirituality - Thomas Renna: Zion and Jerusalem in the Psalms - Kenneth B. Steinhauser: Job Exegesis: The Pelagian Controversy - Eugene TeSelle: Exploring the Inner Conflict: Augustine's Sermons on Romans 7 and 8 - Roland Teske: The Good Samaritan (Lk 10:29-37) in Augustine's Exegesis.

The Editors: Frederick Van Fleteren and Joseph C. Schnaubelt, OSA are internationally recognized scholars in the thought of St. Augustine and its heritage. Frederick Van Fleteren is Professor of Philosophy at LaSalle University and a member of the Augustinian Historical Institute at Villanova University. As editor of and contributor to several volumes on Augustine of Hippo and Anselm of Canterbury, he has lectured extensively and internationally on these subjects.
Joseph C. Schnaubelt, OSA is Former Director of the Augustinian Historical Institute and an internationally recognized authority on the Augustinian tradition. Both are general editors of the Collectanea Augustiniana Series.

"Contemporary, 'critical' exegesis after Bultmann's 'demythologization' of the Bible seems to be separated by an unbridgeable gulf from the 'pre-scientific' and 'spiritual' approach of the early Christians. This volume, however, makes it unmistakably clear that such an impression in itself is a myth that needs to be superseded, if modern hermeneutics ever wants to regain the original and natural alignment of critical exegetical assessments with their immediate pastoral applications. Toward this goal there can hardly be imagined a better guide than Augustine, who became one of the most prolific and influential theologians of Christianity precisely because he succeeded in integrating highly critical theology based on a discerning spirituality. One can therefore wish that this book will occupy its highly deserved place not only on the shelves of historians, but also find its way into the studies of contemporary critical exegetes." (Hubertus R. Drobner, Theological Faculty, University of Paderborn, Germany)
"The reader interested in Augustine or patristic exegesis or even wider questions of hermeneutics will find in this volume a veritable feast to please the palate of the heart. From more general treatment of theory and practice of exegesis in Augustine, to treatments of more particular themes or works; from wider contextualizations in ancient philosophy and education to more specific localizations of exegesis in fifth-century polemic and controversy; and from the earliest works in Augustine's career, to influence of Augustine's biblical interpretation down to the sixteenth century's Martin Luther and John of the Cross; this will be a programmatic set of studies, which will be sure to inspire increased and sustained study of the exegesis of Augustine. I highly recommend this excellent collection of essays." (Professor John Cavadini, Chairperson, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame)
"A timely and welcome volume. After two decades during which the most