The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's Sermons

Offers sixteen commissioned essays on Augustine's sermons by an international team of experts as a reliable guide for readers.

Andrew Hofer, OP (Edited by)

9781316513156, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 12 June 2025

364 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.699 kg

'This book offers fresh perspectives, fine overviews and perceptive analyses of the vast inheritance of Augustine's Sermons to the People, Expositions of the Psalms, and Homilies on John and 1 John. Surveying and assessing this staggeringly dense, 20-volume rain forest of inventional exegesis, mystical theology, and psycho-spiritual insight corrects the imbalance of seeing Augustine only through the lens of his most famous treatises or chronic points of controversy. The whole Augustine here stands forth amidst his daily concerns as a teacher, pastor, bishop, and Christian. A strong stimulus for both scholars and preachers! ' Michael Cameron, University of Portland

Augustine of Hippo is known for some of the greatest theological masterpieces in Christian history, notably, his Confessions, The Trinity, and The City of God. Over 900 of his sermons, a treasure trove of his insights into God, Scripture, and humanity, have also survived. Given the wide dissemination of many of these texts over the past 1600 years, Augustine is arguably the most influential preacher since the time of the apostles. In recent decades, scholars have paid more attention to his sermons, including those newly discovered, with the result that Augustine's preaching has become increasingly accessible to a broad audience. The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's Sermons furthers this work by offering essays from an international team of experts. It provides a reliable guide for scholars and students of early Christian biblical exegesis, liturgy, doctrine, social practices, and homiletics, as well as for those dedicated to the retrieval of early preaching for the Church today.

Introduction: The Foundation of Humility for Augustine's Sermons Andrew Hofer, OP
Part I. Augustine's Pastoral Task of Preaching Sermons: 1. Augustine as preacher and his Brethren in the Church Andrew Hofer, OP
2. The goal of preaching Carol Harrison
3. Transmission and collections of Augustine's sermons Shari Boodts
Part II. Augustine's sermons on the scriptures and liturgical feasts: 4. Sermons on the Old Testament James K. Lee
5. Sermons on the New Testament Matthew Levering
6. Sermons for Christmas and the New Year's Feasts David Vincent Meconi
7. Sermons for Lent, Good Friday, and Easter Khaled Anatolios
8. Sermons on the Ascension and Pentecost Thomas Clemmons
9. Sermons on Feasts of the Martyrs: everyone a martyr Carole Straw
Part III. Augustine's Preaching Themes: 10. Preaching on the Trinity Lewis Ayres
11. Preaching on the Totus Christus Kimberly F. Baker
12. Preaching on the Church's Sacraments Kolawole Chabi, OSA
13. God's grace and our willing in Augustine's preaching Han-luen Kantzer Komline
14. Preaching on love of neighbor Kevin G. Grove, CSC
15. Preaching on life as a pilgrimage Sarah Stewart-Kroeker
16. Preaching on heaven and its peace Andrew Hofer, OP.

Subject Areas: Theology [HRLB]