Jerusalem and Babylon

Johannes van Oort is Professor of Patristics in Nijmegen and Pretoria. He published some 25 books and many scholarly articles, mainly on Augustine and Manichaeism. Among his newly published books are Augustine and Manichaeism in the Latin West (ed., paperback edition, Leiden-Boston: Brill 2012) and Zugänge zur Gnosis (ed., with Chr. Markschies, Leuven: Peeters 2013). Recently he was presented with the Festschrift ‘In Search of Truth’: Augustine, Manichaeism and Other Gnosticism. Studies for Johannes van Oort at Sixty (Leiden-Boston: Brill 2011).

"... enjoyable and well-constructed book" - Henry Chadwick, in: Journal of Ecclesiastical History 43 (1992) 116"... deserves to be studied by all who are interested in the history of ideas and should assure the author an eminent place among Augustinian scholars" - William H. C. Frend, in: Vigiliae Christianae 45 (1991) 302"... demonstrates a high standard of erudition, good methodological skill, and a fine understanding of the subject by the author" - G.H. Allard, in: Speculum. A Journal of Medieval Studies 68 (1993) 900"... careful and complete research ... forcefully argued thesis ..." - Kenneth B. Steinhauser, in: Theological Studies 51 (1992) 347/9"... excellente introduction au De ciuitate Dei et au grand thème des deux Cités" - Goulven Madec, in: Revue des Études Augustiniennes 37 (1991) 391"... sehr wertvolle Untersuchung ..." - Basil Studer, in: Theologische Revue 89 (1993) 215"... hervorragende Dissertation ..." - Basil Studer, in: Augustiniana 40/41 (1990) 937"...architettura esemplare ... saggio esemplare ..." - P.T. Stella, in: Salesianum 56 (1994) 147"... hermosa construcción ... solemne tesis ..." - José Anoz, in: Avgustinvs 37 (1992) 184