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Series
Great books of the Western world volume 18
Barnes and Noble classics
Works volume pt. 1, 1
Penguin classics
Barnes and Noble classics
Works volume pt. 1, 1
Penguin classics
Description
Presents an English translation of Saint Augustine's "Confessions" in which the fourth-century bishop reflects on his faith and reveals his sins.
Author
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
"Augustine's struggles with sex and a domineering mother, followed by his spiritual crisis and conversion to Christianity - detailed in his Confessions - ultimately led him to his major contribution to philosophy: the fusion of the two doctrines of Christianity and Neoplatonism. This not only provided Christianity with a strong intellectual backing but tied it to the Greek tradition of philosophy. In this way Christianity managed to keep the flame...
Author
Series
Confessiones volume 8
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Final volume in a series of translations of Augustine's Confessiones. Discusses the structure of the work, the controversies surrounding who was responsible for Augustine's conversion, and the questions Augustine raises about the nature of conversion itself.