Possidius of Calama [electronic resource] : a study of the North African episcopate at the time of Augustine / Erika T. Hermanowicz.
Series: Oxford early Christian studiesPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 254 p.)ISBN:- 9780199236350
- 270.2092 22
- BR1720.P74

Hermanowicz analyzes Possidius' episcopal career and the biography of his life-long friend St. Augustine, the Vita Augustini. She challenges the widely-held view of Augustine dominating the theological landscape of North Africa demonstrating how often his position was isolated on key matters of law, coercion and diplomacy.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.