The Confessions of St. Augustine (Dover Thrift Editions: Religion) - Softcover

St. Augustine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486424669 ISBN 13: 9780486424668

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2002

Synopsis

More than an autobiography, The Confessions of St. Augustine is one of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition. A great work of Western literature, it recalls crucial events and episodes in the author's life, in particular, life with his devoutly Christian mother and his origins in rural Algeria in the mid-fourth century A.D.; the rise to a lavish life at the imperial court in Milan; his struggle with sexual desires; eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and marriage; and recovery of his Catholic faith.
This intensely personal narrative — among the first in which self-analysis was used to describe spiritual and emotional experiences — provides a detailed, classic recounting of one man's internal struggles and religious conversion. The book will be useful to anyone interested in the impact made by one of the foremost leaders in the development of Christian thought.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Carolinne White was educated at St Hugh's College, Oxford and has been teaching Latin language and literature at the University since 1988. In 1995, she was appointed Faculty Research Fellow by the Faculty of Literae Humaniores, and Associate Member of the SCR at St Hugh's.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0486424669
• ISBN 13: 9780486424668
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320