Bishop, preacher, teacher : a social approach to St. Augustine's educational theory and practice
| dc.contributor.author | Pitts, Anna Michelle | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-15T17:16:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-15T17:16:22Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2003 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Greek and Roman Studies | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis takes a social approach to St. Augustine's preaching, arguing that his theoretical and practical model for Christian education transforms the prevalent model of secular education in response to the social reality of his audience. A traditional Roman education placed him among an elite that defined itself through the literary culture, rhetorical excellence, and social values imparted through education. It is unlikely that the same elite formation was prevalent among his audience at Hippo. Augustine's Confessions, De Doctrina Christiana, and De Catechizandis Rudibus confront this social reality with an educational theory that reverses elitist values, by changing the focus of education from stylistic perfection to content, especially the content of the creed and basic moral teachings, available to all Christians regardless of social or educational background. The Sermons apply this especially to the grammatical model, transforming its approach to text with the same focus on the basic content of Christianity. | |
| dc.format.extent | 227 pages | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/19318 | |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.title | Bishop, preacher, teacher : a social approach to St. Augustine's educational theory and practice | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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