TY - JOUR AU1 - Hartney, Aideen M. AB - 692 RE VI EWS Plotinian—imagery, vocabulary, and the explanation of sin as a turning away from God to the self; what is crucially absent is the ontological meaning of the fall of the soul. This is a very convincing interpretation of Augustine’s developing view of the origin of the soul. It is both scholarly and easy to read. With its examination of the work of the foremost scholar in this field and a summary of the various opposing views it is a valuable point of reference for anyone working in this area. doi:10.1093/jts/flp043 MARGARET LANE Advance Access publication 30 April 2009 London melane1@btinternet.com Feminist Interpretations of Augustine. Edited by JUDITH CHELIUS STARK.Pp. xþ 326. (Re-Reading the Canon.) University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2007. ISBN 978 0 271 03257 3 and 03258 0. Hardback $75; paper $35. THIS work is an interesting collection of essays and articles, and some of the most significant scholars of early church history are represented within. Not surprisingly, since the aim of the volume is to oVer a feminist interpretation of St Augustine, prominent analysts of the place of women and the feminine in patristic thought feature, including Rosemary Radford Ruether, Virginia Burrus, TI - Feminist Interpretations of Augustine. Edited by Judith Chelius Stark. JF - Journal of Theological Studies DO - 10.1093/jts/flp060 DA - 2009-10-11 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/feminist-interpretations-of-augustine-edited-by-judith-chelius-stark-iuYPIZ3gn7 SP - 692 EP - 693 VL - 60 IS - 2 DP - DeepDyve ER -