Augustine the African by Conybeare, Catherine

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Author: Conybeare, CatherineWestern philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600Published on 21 August 2025 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.Hardback | 288 pages162 x 244 x 31 | 484g
Engaging, thoughtful, and illuminating Madeline MillerA long-needed survey of the great theologian Rowan WilliamsAugustine of Hippo is one of the worlds most influential theologians, an early Christian writer whose work shaped the course of Western philosophy. Born in Numidia in 354 CE, Augustines African identity has long been painfully denied. But it was foundational to his thinking and faith. Drawing on original sources and the Augustinian texts themselves, world-renowned scholar Catherine Conybeare traces Augustines travels from North Africa to the European continent and back again, placing his African origins firmly at the centre of his story.A tale of exile, faith and identity, Augustine the African upends conventional knowledge about one of Christianitys most celebrated saints, and recentres Africa as the locus of early Catholic intellectual activity with Europe on the periphery.