Augustine and the Disciplines Engineering study guide EAN: 9789814384131

EAN: 9789814384131

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Augustine and the Disciplines Engineering study guide EAN: 9789814384131Augustine and the Disciplines takes its cue from Augustine's theory of the liberal arts to explore the larger question of how the Bible became the focus of medieval culture in the West. Augustine himself became increasingly aware that an ambivalent attitude towards knowledge and learning was inherent in Christianity. By facing the intellectual challenge posed by this tension he arrived at a new theory of how to interpret the Bible correctly. The