'Confessions of a justified sinner' : Augustine's appeal to the Donatists : a study of a bishop's conciliatory approach, which identifies key elements of his pastoral method

This thesis proposes that Augustine introduces into the title – word Confessions a new dimension that has implication for the Donatists; the right of the pastoral bishop to speak and to be heard. It argues the claim that the Confessions is an innovative didactic document, intentionally constructed b...

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Main Author: Munro, Marjory K.
Published: University of Glasgow 2005
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.513273