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On Creativity, Liberty, Love and the Beauty of the Law Prof Todd Breyfogle (Aspen Institute, USA)

On Creativity, Liberty, Love and the Beauty of the Law By Prof Todd Breyfogle (Aspen Institute, USA)

On Creativity, Liberty, Love and the Beauty of the Law by Prof Todd Breyfogle (Aspen Institute, USA)


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On Creativity, Liberty, Love and the Beauty of the Law by Prof Todd Breyfogle (Aspen Institute, USA)

Reading Augustine presents concise, personal readings of St. Augustine of Hippo from leading philosophers and religious scholars. Todd Breyfogle's On Creativity, Liberty, Love and the Beauty of the Law introduces readers to Augustines understanding of law as an arena in which the possibilities of creative freedom are reconciled with the needs of natural and civil order. It places Augustines conception of law in the broader mosaic of his ideas about how human beings are bound together individually, socially, and spiritually. Seasoned readers of Augustine will see this fundamental element of his thought in a different light, even as those less familiar with Augustine are introduced to the thrill of following how he makes sense of the complexities of nature, history, and the human spirit.

On Creativity, Liberty, Love and the Beauty of the Law Reviews

Breyfogles account of Augustines thought is masterful and sweeping. Not only does he have an excellent grasp of the web of interlocking ideas in Augustines works, but he also invites his reader to immerse himself in discovering their inner meaning with an engaged heart and soul How much have we gained by reading Augustine? Surely a lot, given the excellence of Breyfogles work. * Augustiniana *
In this beautifully written and meditative book, Breyfogle develops the social, educational, and aesthetic tapestry of Augustines mind. The result is altogether refreshing, for he restores an 'inner warmth' to our reading of Augustine on law and justice. * Russell Hittinger, Warren Chair of Catholic Studies and Research Professor of Law, University of Tulsa, USA *
Traversing a diverse range of Augustines works, and with a light and illuminating touch, Breyfogle succeeds in capturing Augustines theological, ethical and political vision as a coherent and living whole. He displays beauty as a binding theme, not only in Augustines treatment of music, where one might expect it, but also in his conceptions of law and justice. Augustine emerges as more meditative than polemical, but nonetheless with an incisive and countercultural message for our day. * Susannah Ticciati, Reader in Christian Theology, King's College London, UK *

About Prof Todd Breyfogle (Aspen Institute, USA)

Todd Breyfogle is Director of Seminars at the Aspen Institute, USA. Educated at Colorado College, Oxford, and the University of Chicago, he has published and lectured at universities in the USA and abroad on topics ranging from political philosophy, theology, and literature, to the music of J. S. Bach. Dr. Breyfogle is editor emeritus of The American Oxonian, the quarterly publication of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars, and editor of several books, including Literary Imagination, Ancient and Modern (1999). In 2015, he was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II to the Order of St. John, an 11th century Order of Chivalry of the British Crown.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations Prelude 1. Echoes of Creation 2. The Actor in History 3. Righteousness Unbound 4. Imagined Communities 5. The Arc of Justice and the Arrow of Beauty 6. The Music of the Word 7. The Law of Liberty and the Law of Love Postlude Bibliography Further Reading Index

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NPB9781501314049
9781501314049
1501314041
On Creativity, Liberty, Love and the Beauty of the Law by Prof Todd Breyfogle (Aspen Institute, USA)
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2017-11-30
168
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