Augustine for the Philosophers

This splendid collection discovers St. Augustine as a forgotten father of rhetorical studies and philosophy of communication. The classical is charged with new relevance, and the contemporary with deep indebtedness. For both scholar and student, St. Augustine will never be the same.

~Amit Pinchevski, Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication and Journalism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Augustine for the Philosophers converses with Heidegger, Husserl, Arendt, and other pivotal continental thinkers in writings by leading rhetorical scholars. Framing the discussion with his own essays, editor Calvin Troup speaks directly to the fresh thought an ancient author brings to contemporary issues.

~Helen M. Sterk, Professor and Head, Department of Communication, Western Kentucky University, former editor of the Journal of Communication and Religion

These discussions about the interactions of major figures of twentieth-century European philosophy with Augustine’s thought place communication scholars in the midst of a dynamic dialogue that offers new perspectives on communication, rhetoric, time, thought, and human nature.

~Paul A. Soukup, S.J., Professor and Department Head, Communication Department, Santa Clara University

The essays in Troup’s volume, in addition to charting relations between Augustine and continental philosophy, point to further avenues of scholarship concerning the relationship between Augustine, rhetoric, and philosophy…

~Martin Camper, Rhetoric Society Quarterly

In Augustine for the Philosophers, Calvin L. Troup assembles an elegant collection of inquiries into the various insights a dialogue between the continental philosophical tradition and the works of St. Augustine can afford towards the study of rhetoric…Students of rhetoric and philosophy, regardless of their religious inclinations, will undoubtedly find this work an invaluable resource.

~Thomas McNulty, Augustinian Studies