Table of contents : Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction I. Augustine's Relation to Judaism and Roman Religions 1 Augustine and the Invention of Magical Dissent Olivier Dufault 2 Secundum Carnem: History and Israel in the Theology of St. Augustine Paula Fredriksen 3 Unwitting Witnesses: Jews and Judaism in the Thought of Augustine Franklin T. Harkins 4 A Christian Aeneid: Pagan and Christian Education in the Confessions Paul Joseph LaChance 5 Theo-Semiotics and Augustine's Hermeneutical Jew, Or, ""What's a Little Supersessionism between Friends?"" C.C. Pecknold. II. Augustine and Non-Western Religions6 Way and Wilderness: An Augustinian Dialogue with Buddhism Michael Barnes 7 Augustine, Apuleius, and Hermes Trismegistus: The City of God and Advice on How (Not) to Read Hindu Texts Francis X. Clooney 8 Wisdom, Compassion, and Charity: The Lotus Sutra and Augustine Leo D. Lefebure 9 Divine Election as Adhikara and Atma-Sva-Bhava: Rereading the Reply to Simplicianus in Light of a Hindu Text Reid B. Locklin 10 Transforming the Self: Confession and Performance in the Thought of Augustine and Xunzi Aaron Stalnaker Biblography Index Contributors.