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The Political Signi Cance of St.Augustine of Hippo's Creation Durham E-Theses Grace, confession, and the Pilgrim City: the political signicance of St.Augustine of Hippo's creation narratives Hollingworth, Miles Christian How to cite: Hollingworth, Miles Christian (2008) Grace, confession, and the Pilgrim City: the political signicance of St.Augustine of Hippo's creation narratives, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1944/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk 2 Grace, Confession, and the Pilgrim City The Political Significance of St. Augustine of Hippo's Creation Narratives D.. EV Miles Christian Hollingworth The copyright of this thesis rests with the author or the university to which it was submitted. No quotation from it, or information derived from it may be published without the prior written consent of the author or university, and any information derived from it should be acknowledged. Thesis for the degreeof Doctor of Philosophy Submittedto the Departmentof Politics School of Government& InternationalAffairs Durham University 2008 (Supervisors:Dr. Robert Dyson & Dr. Julia Stapleton) 20 MAY2009 Statement of Copyright The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. No quotation from it should be published without their prior written consent and information derived from it should be acknowledged ii Contents Acknowledgments iii Note on Textsand TranslLtions iv Abbreviations V-Xii Chronologyof the Main Eventsin Augustine'sLife up to His Thirly-Fourth Year Xiii-Xiv Introduction 1-36 On the Receptionand Interpretation ofAugustine's Political Ideas in History Chapter 1. Augustine's Influence on the Political Tradition of the West 37-52 Chapter2. From Classicalto Medieval Political Philosophy 53-72 Chapter3. Augustine's Doctrine of the Two Cities 73-91 Chapter4. Political Augustinianism 92-137 Chapter5. Augustinian Political Theology 138-154 Chapter6. Augustinian Political Theory 155-165 Chapter7. Augustine in the History of Ideas 166-169 On the GenesisofAugustine's Political Ideas in his Formative Intellectual Experiences Chapter 8. Augustine's Early Life and Education 170-191 Chapter 9. The Earthly City 192-215 Chapter 10. The Heavenly City 216-257 Conclusions: The Pilgrim City 258-265 Bibliography 266-283 iii Acknowledgments The submissionof this Dissertationmarks the end of my eighth year in Durham. As an undergraduateI was taught the history of political thought by Dr. Robert Dyson and Dr. Julia Stapleton.Dr. Dyson went on to supervisemy Masters Dissertation on Augustine and then this Doctorate; Dr. Stapletontook chargeof the latter when Dr. Dyson retired at Christmas2007.1 thank them for being such outstandingmodels of scholarship,and for their continuedadvice, encouragementand friendship. In 2000 my father wrote a manuscriptentitled This Fragile Knowing which he dedicated to my brother and me. It inspired my MastersDissertation and then this Doctorateand is the sole sourceof my perspectiveon Augustine. In 2004 1 was appointed Resident Tutor of St. John's College, Durham. I thank the College for providing me with such an excellentenvironment in which to work and live. I especiallythank the retired Principal of the College, The Right Rev'd ProfessorStephen Sykes,who took an early interest in my careerand has continued to make many things possiblefor me. Miles Christian Hollingworth Durham,Michaelmas Term 2008 iv Note on Texts and Translations All translationsof Augustine's De civitate Dei are from the edition by Dr. R. W. Dyson, in the Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Yhought series. All translations of Augustine's Confessionesare from the edition by John K. Ryan, widely available under the Doubleday imprint. All other translationsof Augustine's writings are my own from the Latin and Italian editions of his works published by the Nuova Biblioteca 4gostiniana. In making them I have consultedthe other fine critical editions of his works, a list of which can be found below in the abbreviations.I have indicatedall thesedebts in the footnotes.Unless otherwise indicated,all other translationsof non-English works are my own. e V Abbreviations The works of Augustine Contra Fort. Acta seu Disputatio contra Debatewith Fortunatus,a Fortunatemmanichaeum Manichee Contra Crescon. Ad Cresconiumgrammaticum To Cresconius,a Partis Donati lib. 4 Donatist Grammarian AdEmeritum Ad Emeritum Donatistarum To Emeritusthe Episcopum,post collationem Donatist Bishop, after Lib. I a Meeting Ad inquis. Ian. Ad inquisitioneslanuarii Responsesto Januarius (letters 54-55) Adm. Donat. De maxim. Admonitio Donatistarumde Unfortunately, this work is Maximianisfis lib. I now lost Adn. In lob Adnotationesin lob lib. I Commentson Job Adv. lud. Adversusludaeos Tractalus Against the Jews Brev. coll. cum Don. Breviculus conlalionis cum A Summaryof the Donatistis lib. 3 Meeting with the Donatists Coll. cum Maxim. Conlationis cum Maximus Debatewith Maximus Confess. Confessiones Confessions Contra Acad Contra Academicoslib. 3 Against the Skeptics (De Academicis) ContraAdim. ContraAdimantum Manichei Against Adimantus,a Discipulum lib. I Disciple of Mani Contra adv. L. et P. Contra adversariumLegis et Against the Adversaries Prophetarumlib. 2 of the Law and the Prophets Contra duas ep.pelag. Contra duas epistolas Against Two Letters of the Pelagianorumlib. 4 Pelagians Contra ep. Don. Contra epistolamDonad Against the Letter of the Donatists Contra ep. Man. Contra epistolamManichaei Against the 'Foundation quam vocantFundamenti hb. I Letter' of the Manichees Contra ep. Parm. Contra epistolamParmeniani lib. 3 Against the Letter of Parmcnian Contra Faustum Contra Faustummanichaeum lib. 33 Against Faustus,a Manichee Contra Felicem Contra Felicem manichaeumlib. 2 Against Felix, a Manichee Contra Gaud. Contra GaudentiumDonatislarum Against Gaudentius,a episcopumlib. 2 bishop of the Donatists Contra Hdarum Contra Hilarum hb. I Against Hilarus Contra ful Contra fulianum lib. 6 Against Julian vi Opus imp. C.lul Contra fulianum opus imperfeclum Against Julian, an Unfinished Work Contra hit Petil. Contra litteras Petiliani lib. 3 Against the Letter of Petilian Contra Maxim. Contra Maximinumarianum lib. 2 Against Maximus an Arian Contra mend. Contramendocium lib. I Against Lying Contra Prisc. et Orig. ContraPriscillianislas el Origenislas Against the Priscillianists and the Origenists Contra q. a. Cent Contra quod adluht Centuriusa Unfortunately, this work is Donatislis lib. I now lost Contra Secund Contra SecundinumManichaeum hb. I Against Secundius,a Manichee Contra Arian. Contra sermonemArtanorum lib. 1 Against an Arian Sermon De ag. Christ De agone Christiano lib. 1 On the Christian Struggle De an. et eius or. De anima ei eius origine lib. 4 On the Soul and Its Origin (De natura ei origine animae) De bapt. De baptismolib. 7 On Baptism De b. vita De beata vita lib. 1 On the Happy Life De bono con. De bono coniugali lib. 1 On the Good of Marriage De bono vid. De bono viduitatis On the Good of Widowhood De cath. rud. De cathechL-andisrudibus hb. 1 On the Instruction of Beginners De civ. Del De civitate Dei The City of God De con. adult. De coniugiis adulterinis lib, 2 On Adulterous Marriages De cons.Evang. De consensuEvangelistarum lib. 4 On Agreementamong the Evangelists De cont. De continentia On Continence De corr. Donat De correctione Donatistarumlib. 1 On the Correction of the (ep. 185) Donatists De corrept ei gr. De correptione et gratia lib. 1 On Admonition and Grace De cura pro mort. De cura pro mortuis gerendalib. 1 On the Care of the Dead De div. qq. 83 De diversis questionibus83 lib. 1 On Eighty-Three Varied Questions De div. qq. ad Simpt De diversis questionibusad To Simplicianus,on Simplicianumlib. 2 Various Questions Dediv. daem. Dedivinatione daemonum lib. 1 On the Divination of Demons De doctr. Christ. De doctrina Christiana lib. 4 On Christian Doctrine De donopers. De donoperseveranfide On the Gift of Perseverance Ded. anim. Deduabus animabus lib. 1 On the Two Souls vii Defide ei op. Defide et opepibushb. I On Faith and Works Defide ei s. Defide el symbololib. I On Faith and the Creed Defide r. quae n. v. Defide rerum quae non videntur On Faith in Things Unseen De Gen.ad litt. De Genesiad litteram lib. 12 On the Literal Interpretationof Genesis De Gen.ad litt. L imp. De Genesiad litteram liber imperfectus On the Literal Interpretationof Genesis, an Unfinished Book De Gen.c. Man. De Genesicontra Manichaeoshb. 2 On Genesisagainst the Manichees De gestiscum Ein. De gestis cum Emerito donalista lib. I On the Proceedingswith Emeritus De gestisPeL De gestis Pelagil lib. 1 On the Deedsof Pelagius De gr. Chr. De gratia Christi et de peccato On the Grace of Christ originali lib. 2 and Original Sin De gr. ei L arb. De gratia et libero arbilrio hb. 1 On Graceand Free Will De gr. N. T. De gratia Novi Testamentilib. 1 On the Graceof the New (ep. 140) Testament De haer. De haeresibus(epp. 221-224) On Heresies De immort. an. De immortalilate animaelib. 1 On the Immortality of the Soul De lib. arb. De libero arbitrio lib. 3 On Free Will De Mag. De Magistro hb. 1 The Teacher De max. c. Donat. De Maximianistis contra Donatistas Unfortunately, this work lib. 1 is now lost De mend. De mendactohb. 1 On Lying De mor. Eccl. cath. De moribus ecciesiaecatholicae On the Morals of the et de moribus Manichaeorum Catholic Church and the Morals of the Manichces De mus.
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