Expectations of Justice in the Age of Augustine / / Kevin Uhalde.
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Uhalde, Kevin, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Expectations of Justice in the Age of Augustine / Kevin Uhalde. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2013] ©2007 1 online resource (248 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Calumny: Well-Known Reasons Why Justice Fails -- 2. "Judge like God": What Bishops Claimed to Expect of Themselves -- 3. Christian Oaths: A Case Study in Practicality over Doctrine -- 4. Mercy Not Justice: How Penance Became a Worthy Act of Self-Incrimination -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Augustine, bishop of Hippo between 395 and 430, and his fellow bishops lived and worked through massive shifts in politics, society, and religion. Christian bishops were frequently asked to serve as intellectuals, legislators, judges, and pastors-roles and responsibilities that often conflicted with one another and made it difficult for bishops to be effective leaders. Expectations of Justice in the Age of Augustine examines these roles and the ways bishops struggled to fulfill (or failed to fulfill) them, as well as the philosophical conclusions they drew from their experience in everyday affairs, such as oath-swearing, and in the administration of penance.Augustine and his near contemporaries were no more or less successful at handling the administration of justice than other late antique or early medieval officials. When bishops served in judicial capacities, they experienced firsthand the complex inner workings of legal procedures and social conflicts, as well as the fallibility of human communities. Bishops represented divine justice while simultaneously engaging in and even presiding over the sorts of activities that animated society-business deals, litigations, gossip, and violence-but also made justice hard to come by.Kevin Uhalde argues that serving as judges, even informally, compelled bishops to question whether anyone could be guaranteed justice on earth, even from the leaders of the Christian church. As a result, their ideals of divine justice fundamentally changed in order to accommodate the unpleasant reality of worldly justice and its failings. This philosophical shift resonated in Christian thought and life for centuries afterward and directly affected religious life, from the performance of penance to the way people conceived of the Final Judgment. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2022) Christianity and justice. Social justice Religious aspects. Classics. HISTORY / Ancient / Rome. bisacsh Ancient Studies. History. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection 9783110413458 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package World History 9783110413472 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110459548 print 9780812239874 https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812203035 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780812203035 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780812203035/original |
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