Traditio Augustiniana. Studien uber Augustinus und seine Rezeption. Festabe fur Willigis Eckermann OSA zum 60. Geburtstag.

This volume in honour of a learned member of the Augustinian Order in Germany contains twenty-four substantial contributions, the majority being devoted to a field of study in which the honorand holds a distinguished place, namely the late medieval history of the order to which he belongs. Cornelius Mayer writes on the psychological insights found in the Confessions and the Sermons, and brings out Augustine's wise treatment of confession and absolution, shifting the stress from a judgemental verdict delivered before the congregation to a more personal and private therapy. Tarsicius van Bavel writes on Augustine's analysis of hope for others (social rather than egotistical). T. …