Augustine and Manichaeism in the Latin West

This volume brings together the selected papers of the Fribourg-Utrecht symposium Augustine and Manichaeism in the Latin West, organized on behalf of the International Association of Manichaean Studies. It contains a considerable number of contributions by leading authorities on the subject, focussing on both the diffusion of Mani’s religion in the Latin West and its substantial impact upon St. Augustine.

"Here is an excellent resource for patristics specialists and students of Manichaeism." – Birger A. Pearson, in: Religious Studies Review, 2002

Johannes van Oort, Ph.D. (1986), Utrecht, Department of Ecclesiastical History, University of Utrecht. Publications include Jerusalem and Babylon. A Study into Augustine’s City of God and the Sources of his Doctrine of the Two Cities (Brill, 1991) and Mani, Manichaeism and Augustine. The Rediscovery of Manichaeism and Its Influence on Western Christianity (Georgian Academy of Sciences, 1983).Otto Wermelinger, Ph.D. (1973), Paris, Department of Patristics and Church History, Université de Fribourg. Publications include Rom und Pelagius (Stuttgart, 1975); (ed.) Paradosis. Contributions in the History of Early Christian Literature and Theology.Gregor Wurst, Ph.D. (1994), Münster, Dr. Hab. (2000), Fribourg, Séminaire de Patristique, Université de Fribourg. Publications include Das Bêmafest der ägyptischen Manichäer (Altenberge 1995) and Die Bêma-Psalmen (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum, 1996).