Since the establishment of Christianity in the West as a major
religious tradition, Augustine (354-430 CE) has been considered a
principal architect of the ways philosophy can be used for
reasoning about faith. In particular, Augustine effected the
joining of Platonism with Christian belief for the Middle Ages and
beyond. The results of his enterprise continue to be felt,
especially with regard to the contested topics of human embodiment,
sexuality, and the nature and roles of women. As a result, few
thinkers have been as problematic for feminists as he has been. He
is the thinker that a number of feminists love to hate.
What do feminist thinkers make of this problematic legacy? These
lively essays address that question and provide thoughtful
arguments for the value of engaging Augustine's ideas and texts
anew by using the well-established methodologies that feminists
have developed over the last thirty years. Augustine and his legacy
have much to answer for, but these essays show that the body of his
work also has much to offer as feminists explore, challenge, and
reframe his thinking while forging new paradigms for construing
gender, power, and notions of divinity.
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