Augustine was 'wrong about slavery': Book reexamines key figure
August 08, 2024
August 08, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Augustine of Hippo, a major figure in philosophy and Christian thought, was wrong to accept slavery, according to Toni Alimi, assistant professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Augustine believed that slavery which he characterized as God's just punishment of sin is sometimes permissible.
And rather than being a peripheral issue, Alimi argues, this influential thinker' . . .
Augustine of Hippo, a major figure in philosophy and Christian thought, was wrong to accept slavery, according to Toni Alimi, assistant professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Augustine believed that slavery which he characterized as God's just punishment of sin is sometimes permissible.
And rather than being a peripheral issue, Alimi argues, this influential thinker' . . .