Immediately after his baptism Augustine set out to produce a Christianizedversion of the ancient liberal arts curriculum. By an orderedsequence of contemplation, moving from linguistic to mathematical
St Augustine is indisputably a major thinker in education. Ryan Topping's volume offers the most coherent account of St Augustine's educational thought. This work is divided into: Series Editor's Pref
The 38 readings in this collection are from primary texts expressing a broad humanist educational tradition and a reflection on the modern educational crisis that there is no longer a common Western t
After setting Augustine’s thought firmly within the context of his life and times, Ryan Topping examines in turn the causes of education (the purposes, pedagogy, curriculum, and limits of learning) as
