St. Augustine's Attitude to Religious Coercion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10992575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia R Brown (0000-0001-5894-8329, corresponding author), P R L BROWN |
| Year | 1964 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 107-116 |
| Publication date | 1964-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Roman Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0075-4358 • E-ISSN: 1753-528X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/298656 |
| OpenAlex | W2168144018 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
| References cited | 4 |
Augustine had to face the issue of religious coercion throughout his episcopate, and especially in his dealings with the Donatist schism. As far as I know, he is the only writer in the Early Church to discuss the subject at length. He even changed his mind on the issue, and he has told us of this ‘conversion’ with characteristic disarming frankness. It is a change which cannot fail to interest us, for whom the problem remains acutely relevant. He went on to justify religious coercion with a thoroughness and coherence which is quite as much part of his character as is his candour: and so Augustine has appeared to generations of religious liberals as ‘le prince et patriarche des persécuteurs’
Character (mathematics · Coercion (linguistics · Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy · Face (sociological concept · Political science · Politics · Schism · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents · Augustinian Studies and Theology · Byzantine Studies and History · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 50 |
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| Citations per year | 0,85 |
| Citation span | 1967 - 2026 (60) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 47 |