"English speaking scholarship has very little that is extended and good on what humilitas means for Augustine's theology, and Monroe does a good job of showing its importance in a key period."—Lewis O. Ayres, Durham University
"Ty Monroe's careful study of Augustine's early writings, particularly the first thirty-two commentaries on Psalms, Confessions and On Baptism discovers linked changes in his understanding of the mediation of salvation through the incarnation and death of Jesus, as well as the permanent effects of sacramental rituals. His results open new avenues for research into Augustine's theological development."—J. Patout Burns, Jr., University of Notre Dame
"If thought about Christ gives coherence to Augustine's teaching, as Goulven Madec suggested long ago, then Christ's human humility gives coherence to Augustine's Christology. Analysis of that theme alone makes Ty Monroe's fine work worth reading. But then Putting on Christ shows how Christ's humility correlatively grounds the participatory realism that underlies Augustine's baptismal theology. This meticulous, beautifully written study mines a rich vein hiding in plain sight at the center of Augustine's thought."—Michael Cameron, University of Portland
"Reading this richly documented book offers us a chance to journey with Augustine as he develops in the understanding and practice of the sacramental life of his community—thus leaving for all time a sense of how to be part of the salvation offered by Christ's own experience and practice of humility. Monroe thus offers us a thoughtful appreciation of the challenges Augustine faced in trying to bring peace to a divided world by Putting on Christ."—Allan Fitzgerald, OSA, Villanova University
"Beginning with a close reading of Augustine's journey on the via humilitatis in Confessions, Ty Monroe's outstanding study then returns to earlier writings to demonstrate the developments that led to Augustine's more mature sacramental, anthropological, and Christological views at the end of the fourth century. By concentrating on this significant period of Augustine's life, Monroe reveals how various controversies and contexts contributed to the richer understanding of Christ's humble efficacy found in Confessions. This is an important book that will both challenge and enlighten the readers of Augustine's works."—John Gavin, SJ, author of Mysteries of the Lord's Prayer: Wisdom from the Early Church
