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This work examines the dialogue between Augustine and Arendt regarding politics and education, particularly how their ideas interrelate.

Arendt and Augustine: A Pedagogy of Desiring and Thinking for Politics. By MarkAloysius. London and New York: Routledge, 2024. Pp. xiv, 202. $190.00.

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A comparative analysis reveals how Augustine's notions enrich Arendt's political theory, suggesting the promise of a mystagogical pedagogy.

This work examines the dialogue between Augustine and Arendt regarding politics and education, particularly how their ideas interrelate.
Analytical reading of Augustine's Soliloquies and Arendt's political theories
Comparative analysis of theological and political texts
Exploration of mystagogy's role in pedagogy and politics
Augustine's ideas provide a richer understanding of political community as interhuman relations.
Arendt's concept of natality is linked to Augustine's theology, emphasizing new beginnings.
The book critiques the church's pedagogical limitations in confronting secular realities.

James Wetzel (2026) studied this question.

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A comparative analysis reveals how Augustine's notions enrich Arendt's political theory, suggesting the promise of a mystagogical pedagogy.