Rethinking Augustine's Early Theology: An Argument for Continuity.(Book review)

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RETHINKING AUGUSTINE'S EARLY THEOLOGY: AN ARGUMENT FOR CONTINUITY. By Carol Harrison. New York: Oxford University, 2006. Pp. xiii + 302. $99.

When the Pelagian Julian accused the Bishop of Hippo of having changed his opinion regarding the nature and transmission of original sin, Augustine invited Julian to look at his earliest writings and therein to see the consistency of thought that existed all along--sic tenui semper ut teneo (c. Jul. 6.12.39). This scene from the end of Augustine's life well symbolizes what Carol Harrison wants to achieve: to argue for a consistent ...

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