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This volume gives English readers for the first time an opportunity to study a representative selection of the writings of this early sixth-century author. It also presents Fulgentius's biography, the Life, for the first time in English. Fulgentius, bishop of Ruspe (c.467-532), is considered the greatest
North African theologian after the time of St. Augustine. When
Fulgentius was born, North Africa had been under the rule of Germanic
Vandals for several decades. His family was repeatedly victimised by
Vandal persecutions, and Fulgentius himself suffered persecution and
exile. While in exile, he continued his pastoral labours and became the
theological spokesman of the displaced. Though he was not an original
thinker, he propagated the Augustian heritage and defended it against
its adversaries, notably the Arians and Pelagians (or semi-Pelagians).
With thorough understanding and conviction, Fulgentius promoted the
Trinitarian theology of Augustine. He also defended and explained
Augustine's difficult and controversial stance on the question of
predestination. Fulgentius contributed greatly to the transmission and
interpretation of a theological heritage that would dominate and shape
the Church in the West for hundreds of years to come. Unfortunately,
many writings of Fulgentius have been lost. Of those that survived, the
most important are dated to the period of his second exile and the
sixteen years from his return to North Africa from Sardinia until his
death. In this volume, Fulgentius's most significant writings are
translated into English for the first time. The selections presented
here provide readers a unique opportunity to study the thinking of this
important church father.