The Mestizo Augustine - by Justo L González (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Few thinkers have been as influential as Augustine of Hippo, yet we easily forget he was a man of two cultures: African and Greco-Roman. Cuban American historian and theologian Justo González presents Augustine as a mestizo (mixed) theologian, using the perspective of his own Latino heritage to find in the bishop of Hippo a remarkable resource for the church today.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Few thinkers have been as influential as Augustine of Hippo. His writings, such as <em>Confessions</em> and <em>City of God</em>, have left an indelible mark on Western Christianity. He has become so synonymous with Christianity in the West that we easily forget he was a man of two cultures: African and Greco-Roman. The mixture of African Christianity and Greco-Roman rhetoric and philosophy gave his theology and ministry a unique potency in the cultural ferment of the late Roman empire. Augustine experienced what Latino/a theology calls <em>mestizaje</em>, which means being of a mixed background. Cuban American historian and theologian Justo González looks at the life and legacy of Augustine from the perspective of his own Latino heritage and finds in the bishop of Hippo a remarkable resource for the church today. The mestizo Augustine can serve as a lens by which to see afresh not only the history of Christianity but also our own culturally diverse world.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>González has a gift for understanding context and nuance, and the result is a vivid and sympathetic portrayal of Augustine and a person and thinker.</p>--Mark Clavier, Journal of Reformed Theology, 2018<br><br><p>Gonzalez's historical analysis has a liberatory theological aim: to embolden his readers to recognize the depth of their own mestizaje and embrace it as the future. His volume, which builds on the work of Virgilio Elizondo and other Hispanic theologians, is a timely and necessary contribution to Augustinian studies, patristic studies, and church history.</p>--Melanie Webb, Reading Religion, October 26, 2017<br>
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