Augustine and Modernity is a fresh and challenging addition to current debates about the Augustinian origins of modern subjectivity and the Christian genesis of Western nihilism.

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Thinking with and about Augustine 1. A grim paternity? 2. De Trinitate and the aesthetics of salvation 3. Christology, cosmology and the mechanics of grace 4. The subtle triumph of Pelagianism 5. An Augustinian parody: Dexcartes and modern stoicism Postcript: Modernity in Augustinian hindsight Notes Primary sources and translations Index