Augustine and Corruption

Augustine\u27s political thought or, as it is often called, political theology is a matter of considerable dispute. \u27Augustine and Corruption\u27 approaches that dispute by examining the evidence that Ramsay MacMullen presented to substantiate his observation that Augustine \u27approved of\u27 corruption. I read that evidence differently and use Augustine\u27s remarks about bribes paid to court clerks, schemes to defraud philanthropists, and tax evasion to support what has been aptly called \u27a minimalist\u27 interpretation of his political expectations