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Political Augustinianism Political Augustinianism Modern Interpretations of Augustine's Political Thought Michael J. S. Bruno Fortress Press Minneapolis POLITICAL AUGUSTINIANISM Modern Interpretations of Augustine’s Political Thought Copyright © 2014 Fortress Press. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Visit http://www.augsburgfortress.org/copyrights/ or write to Permissions, Augsburg Fortress, Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Nihil Obstat: Reverend John P. Cush, S.T.L. Diocesan Censor Imprimatur: Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Ph.D., D.D. Bishop of Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York November 26, 2013 Cover image: Historiated initial “I” depicting St. Augustine (vellum), Master of San Michele of Murano (early 15th century)/Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France/Giraudon/Bridgeman Images Cover design: Laurie Ingram Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Print ISBN: 978-1-4514-8269-0 eBook ISBN: 978-1-4514-8758-9 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences — Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z329.48-1984. Manufactured in the U.S.A. This book was produced using PressBooks.com, and PDF rendering was done by PrinceXML. This book is lovingly dedicated to my father, Michael J. Bruno. Contents Foreward ix Robert Dodaro Abbreviations xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 1. French Interpretations of Augustine’s Social and 15 Political Thought 2. From Realism to Justice Ethics 63 The Early Anglo-American Reception of the “Political Augustinian” Discussion 3. Disputing the Saeculum 119 Robert Markus, John Milbank, and Contemporary Augustinian Interpretations 4. Recovering Augustine’s Vision of Public Life and 171 Virtue The Debate Entering the 21st Century 5. Interpreting Augustine’s Political and Social 225 Thought Hermeneutical Issues and Contemporary Applications Conclusion 307 Bibliography 313 Index 333 Foreward Robert Dodaro “Political Augustinianism,” the subject of the present volume by Father Michael Bruno, involves a chronological, analytical and comparative reading of twenty-five scholars whose writings span the period from the beginning of the twentieth century until today and whohavetreatedAugustine’spoliticaltheologyandethicsalongwith its relevance in the modern world. No treatment of this question has ever covered the breadth and provided the detailed analysis of the various positions assumed by these authors as has this effort by Michael Bruno. He provides a summary of the important theological andethicalconsiderationsthateachofthesescholarsincorporatesinto his interpretation of Augustine’s political thought. He also compares their positions, thus providing readers of this book with a careful, indispensable map detailing the principal points of a discussion that began 110 years ago in France, England and Germany, and which today has become an important conversation in the Catholic and Protestant communities of North America. ix
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