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Introduction

The Foundation of Humility for Augustine’s Sermons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2025

By
Andrew Hofer
Edited by
Andrew Hofer, OP
Andrew Hofer, OP
Affiliation:
Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
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This introduction extols reasons to study Augustine’s sermons for the academy and Church today. It introduces the sixteen chapters written by an international team of experts. It then lays the foundation of humility for the rest of the volume by considering this theme in the volume’s three parts: Augustine’s pastoral task of preaching sermons; sermons on the Scriptures and liturgical feasts; and preaching themes.

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The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's Sermons , pp. 1 - 22
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Further Reading

Baran, Brendan Augustine. 2023. “Knocking on the Doors of Scripture: Matthew 7:7c (par. Luke 11:9c) in Augustine’s Sermones ad populum.” Augustinian Studies 54, no. 2: 203–230.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Boodts, Shari. 2019. “Navigating the Vast Tradition of St. Augustine’s Sermons: Old Instruments and New Approaches.” Augustiniana 69, no. 1: 83–115.Google Scholar
Boodts, Shari, and Dupont, Anthony. 2018. “Augustine of Hippo.” In Preaching in the Patristic Era: Sermons, Preachers, and Audiences in the Latin West. A New History of the Sermon, vol. 6, edited by Dupont, Anthony, Boodts, Shari, Partoens, Gert, and Leemans, Johan, 177–197. Boston: Brill.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kim, Charles J., Jr. 2023. The Way of Humility: St. Augustine’s Theology of Preaching. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McInerney, Joseph J. 2016. The Greatness of Humility: St. Augustine on Moral Excellence. Eugene, OR: Pickwick.Google Scholar

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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Andrew Hofer, OP, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's Sermons
  • Online publication: 26 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009071963.001
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Andrew Hofer, OP, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's Sermons
  • Online publication: 26 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009071963.001
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Andrew Hofer, OP, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's Sermons
  • Online publication: 26 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009071963.001
Available formats
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