Article. Frend. Circumcellions and monks. 1969.

Circumcellions and monks. W. H. C. Frend. The attempt to solve the problem of the Circumcellions by beginning with their legal condicio has produced some interesting results. Following Brisson, H. J. Diesner has seen the Circumcellions as an Ordo consisting of juridically free workers who were able to use their…

Open Access. Article. Dunn. Discipline, Coercion, and Correction. Augustine against the Violence of the Donatists in Epistula 185. 2017.

Discipline, Coercion, and Correction. Augustine against the Violence of the Donatists in Epistula 185. Geoffrey D. Dunn In the lengthy Epistula 185 to Boniface, Augustine outlines the difference between Arians and Donatists. The letter quickly turns to the question of violence perpetrated by the followers of Donatus and Caecilianus. Augustine claims that…