Preaching in the Patristic Era ― Sermons, Preachers, and Audiences in the Latin West

Preaching in the Patristic Era. Sermons, Preachers, Audiences in the Latin West offers an introduction to the field of Latin patristic preaching with attention both to general topics and individual preachers and collections of sermons.

Anthony Dupont is Research Professor of Christian Antiquity at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven. He has published extensively about divine grace and human freedom in the writings of Saint Augustine, in particular in his sermones ad populum. His current focus is on the development of the doctrine of sin and grace in North African theology.Shari Boodts is Postdoctoral Fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders, working in the Department of Latin Literature at KU Leuven. She has published a critical edition of Augustine’s Sermones ad Populum 157-183. Her current research focuses on the medieval reception of the Church Fathers.Gert Partoens is Professor of Latin Literature at the Arts Faculty of KU Leuven. He has published critical editions of several of Augustine’s Sermones ad populum as well as a series of studies dedicated to their complex manuscript transmission. He has also written various articles on the reception of Augustine’s works during the Middle Ages and Early Modern times.Johan Leemans is Professor of Christianity in Late Antiquity at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven. His main research topics include the Cappadocian Fathers, sermons, martyrdom, historical theology.