Editorial Introduction - Chad Pecknold and Tarmo Toom Part I: Doctrines 1. Augustine on God - Luigi Gioia 2. Augustine on Human Being - Michael Hanby 3. Augustine on Christ - Ronnie Rombs 4. Augustine on the Church - Michael Root 5. Augustine on Scripture - Tarmo Toom 6. Augustine on the Last Things - Morwenna Ludlow Part II: Theologians 7. Augustine and Aquinas - Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt 8. Augustine and Bonaventure - Joshua C. Benson 9. Augustine and Luther - Phillip Cary 10. Augustine and Calvin - Anthony N. S. Lane 11. Augustine and Henri de Lubac - Chad Pecknold and Jacob Wood 12. Augustine and John Zizioulas - Will Cohen
A companion to the influence of St Augustin on modern theology and the response to his work from contemporary thinkers.
C.C. Pecknold is Associate Professor at the Catholic University of America, USA Tarmo Toom is Associate Professor at the Catholic University of America, USA
Trim and readable ... [This volume] present[s] several poignant,
interesting, and teachable essays.
*Augustiniana*
The time is right for this book. The renewed interest in the study
of theology and in the thought of the early Church that followed
the Second Vatican Council has reached a certain maturity. It is,
therefore, a good moment to expand the reach of each discipline by
deepening the conversation between them. This Companion to
Augustine and Modern Theology claims that it will be “useful in the
hands of students seeking to bring the wisdom of Augustine to their
own theological labors.” (p. 17) It is, I think, more than that. It
will also challenge theologians to examine their agreements and
differences with Augustine and learn to exploit the tensions they
find there in productive ways. It will challenge those who study
Augustine to show how the pastoral quality of his thought keeps his
theology firmly engaged with the times and situations he faced. The
collection of articles found in this book are a good beginning.
They deal with central themes and significant historical figures in
a way that ought to stimulate both further engagement and more
publications.
*Allan Fitzgerald, O.S.A., The Augustinian Institute, Villanova
University, USA*
There are plenty of guides to Augustine's thought; the world
doesn't need another. This book is something different: a companion
to the reception of that thought, and to its effects on the
development of particular Christian doctrines and theologians.
There's nothing like it in English, and since the standard of the
individual contributions is uniformly high, it is essential reading
for anyone interested in what makes the West Augustinian, or in the
variety of Augustinianisms there are.
*Paul J. Griffiths, Duke Divinity School, USA*
This impressive volume bears the fruits of the Augustine renewal of
the past fifteen years. The editors have gathered together major
essays of a uniformly high level. With this book, Augustinian
theology as a constructive and ecumenical venture moves to the
forefront of the theological scene.
*Matthew Levering, University of Dayton, USA*
What a wonderful volume! Pecknold and Toom have drawn together a
collection that opens multiple windows onto one of the most
important and complex theologians of the western tradition. The
first half of the book provides concise and powerful treatments of
key themes in Augustine’s thought; the second half entices us along
some of the many roads that lead from Augustine to modern Christian
thought. Throughout the compelling and continually generative
nature of Augustine’s thought shines.
*Lewis Ayres, University of Durham, UK*
One of the most interesting recent developments in contemporary
theology is a return to Augustine as theological resource. It is
not too strong to say that some of the most creative modern
theology is "Augustinian" in some way, predicated on a recovery and
re-articulation of fundamental insights, and maybe even more
importantly, a fundamental theological style, that characterized
Augustine. This new volume provides an indispensable tool for
anyone wishing to track this renewal in theology, and also for
those wishing, in their own way, to contribute to it. Somewhat
unexpectedly but certainly pleasantly, one discovers in reading
these essays that in attempting to develop Augustinian thinking in
a modern context, one is also learning to see Augustine himself
anew. The implication is that, perhaps, the only way to study
Augustine in a way that does him justice, is to develop his
thinking in dialogue with the big theological questions of one's
own time.
*John Cavadini, University of Notre Dame, USA*
Out of the many learned reference works on Augustine, this
accessible companion stands out among them because it is both
historically informed and theologically generative. In fact, by
reading Augustine in conversation with important developments in
Christian doctrine and in dialogue with prominent theologians,
these essays provide a welcome contribution to Augustine studies
and contemporary theology. I highly recommend it for students and
scholars alike.
*Eric Gregory, Princeton University, USA*
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