<b>This work considers the fundamentally ¿oppositional¿ structure of reality, viewing Augustine as a ¿Christian Heraclitus¿ and focusing on his conception of dialectic. </b>Matthew W. Knotts situates Augustine''s anthropology within a classical Roman philosophical context, while characterizing his intellect by continuous questioning. In this way, the book grounds a constructive philosophical-theological enquiry in an historical-critical study of the sources and their context.