The Augustinian Tradition (Philosophical Traditions)

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Summary: Modern Augustinian Thought via Analytic Philosophy
Review: This text is a collection of modern philosophers (most, if not all are analytic philosophers) and their essays on various topics. Some of these topics pertain to Augustinian subjects and some do not. For instance, Alvin Plantinga's work titled "Augustinian Christian Philosophy," Genevieve Lloyd's article "Augustine and the 'Problem' of Time," Simon Harrison's "Do We Have a Will?: Augustine's Way in to the Will," and Philip L. Quinn's "Disputing the Augustinian Legacy: John Locke and Jonathan Edwards on Romans" would be the more "Augustinian" articles (others included). On the other hand, others such as "Romancing the Good: God and Self According to St. Anselm of Canterbury," by Marylin McCord Adams would perhaps be less "Augustinian" in their overall content.

The articles were not historical in their approach (which does not necessarily make them bad articles), but if you are wanting a historical assessment or approach to Augustine's philosophy, then you will not find it in these pages. This is what leads me to question the title of the work, which ultimately seems to be a misnomer.

However, if you are wanting a wide variety of articles that pertain to Augustine or some aspect of modern Augustinian thought, then perhaps this is a better text.