Preface Abbreviations Introduction A Unique Theologian Mestizaje and Theology Augustine the Mestizo 1. A Tortuous Path to Faith The Context His Family His Studies Manichaeism 2. Conversion and Baptism Milan Neoplatonism Ambrose Internal Struggles The Garden Cassiciacum His Baptism Ostia 3. From the Baptistery to the Pulpit Return to Africa Other Early Writings Monastic Life Hippo Pastoral Tasks 4. The Shepherd and the Manichaeans Manichaeism Augustine's Writings Against the Manichaeans The Manichaeans and Augustine's Thought 5. The Shepherd and the Donatists The Background The Origins of Donatism The Course of Donatism Augustine's Theological Intervention The Role of Politics The Later History of Donatism Augustine's Victory and Defeat 6. The Shepherd and the Pelagians Pelagius Pelagianism Augustine Enters the Controversy Augustine's Response Between Two Cultures The Controversy Continues 7. The Shepherd and the Pagans The Nature and Strength of Paganism The Debate Before Augustine's Time The Fall of Rome Augustine's Response 8.

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