TY - BOOK AU - Brown,Brian AU - Doody,John A. AU - Paffenroth,Kim AU - Barnes,Michael AU - Clooney,Francis X. AU - Dufault,Olivier AU - Fredriksen,Paula AU - Harkins,Franklin T. AU - Lachance,Paul J. AU - Lefebure,Leo AU - Locklin,Reid AU - Pecknold,C.C. AU - Stalnaker,Aaron TI - Augustine and World Religions T2 - Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation SN - 9781461632979 AV - BR65.A65 A85 2008 U1 - 261.2092261/.2092 PY - 2008/// CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - Augustine, KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Christianisme KW - Relations KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Life KW - Social Issues KW - bisacsh KW - Christianity KW - General KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-292) and index; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; I. Augustine's Relation to Judaism and Roman Religions; 1 Augustine and the Invention of Magical Dissent Olivier Dufault; 2 Secundum Carnem: History and Israel in the Theology of St. Augustine Paula Fredriksen; 3 Unwitting Witnesses: Jews and Judaism in the Thought of Augustine Franklin T. Harkins; 4 A Christian Aeneid: Pagan and Christian Education in the Confessions Paul Joseph LaChance; 5 Theo-Semiotics and Augustine's Hermeneutical Jew, Or, ""What's a Little Supersessionism between Friends?"" C.C. Pecknold; II. Augustine and Non-Western Religions6 Way and Wilderness: An Augustinian Dialogue with Buddhism Michael Barnes; 7 Augustine, Apuleius, and Hermes Trismegistus: The City of God and Advice on How (Not) to Read Hindu Texts Francis X. Clooney; 8 Wisdom, Compassion, and Charity: The Lotus Sutra and Augustine Leo D. Lefebure; 9 Divine Election as Adhikara and Atma-Sva-Bhava: Rereading the Reply to Simplicianus in Light of a Hindu Text Reid B. Locklin; 10 Transforming the Self: Confession and Performance in the Thought of Augustine and Xunzi Aaron Stalnaker; Biblography; Index; Contributors; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - Despite Augustine's reputation as the father of Christian intolerance, one finds in his thought the surprising claim that within non-Christian writings there are 'some truths in regard even to the worship of the One God.' The essays here uncover provocative points of comparison and similarity between Christianity and other religions to further such an Augustinian dialogue UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=638762 ER -