Augustine the African: A Roundtable Discussion

The influence of Augustine's works on Christian theology and Western philosophy is foundational - and yet, his North African and Berber identity have been largely neglected. Catherine Conybeare's new book, Augustine the African, explores precisely the ways in which "his groundbreaking works emerge from an exile’s perspective within an African context. In its depiction of this Christian saint, Augustine the African upends conventional wisdom and traces core ideas of Christian thought to their origins on the African continent." This roundtable will feature responses to this work from several disciplinary perspectives.