Confessions: Saint Augustine (Classic Collection S.) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882709488 ISBN 13: 9780882709482

Publisher: Bridge-Logos Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Written in 397 A.D., Confessions is the autobiography of Augustine of Hippo, a moving and profound record of a human soul and its struggles toward salvation. The most widely read of all his works, it not only tells the story of Augustine's struggle in the faith, but also his love for Jesus Christ.

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Review:

"[Wills] renders Augustine s famous and influential text in direct language with all the spirited wordplay and poetic strength intact." Los Angeles Times

"[Wills s] translations . . . are meant to bring Augustine straight into our own minds; and they succeed. Well-known passages, over which my eyes have often gazed, spring to life again from Wills s pages." Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books

"Augustine flourishes in Wills s hand." James Wood

"A masterful synthesis of classical philosophy and scriptural erudition." Chicago Tribune

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"[Wills] renders Augustine's famous and influential text in direct language with all the spirited wordplay and poetic strength intact." --Los Angeles Times

"[Wills's] translations . . . are meant to bring Augustine straight into our own minds; and they succeed. Well-known passages, over which my eyes have often gazed, spring to life again from Wills's pages." --Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books

"Augustine flourishes in Wills's hand." --James Wood

"A masterful synthesis of classical philosophy and scriptural erudition." --Chicago Tribune

About the Author:

Augustine of Hippo (345-430) was born in North Africa to a devoutly Christian mother and pagan father. He was given Christian instruction but waited until later in life to be baptized. Augustine's sexual appetite drove him to seek pleasure where he could find it, but also plagued his conscience. His hunger for religious things led him through many of the belief systems of the day. Augustine finally turned to God in 386 when he heard a child say, "Take, read" a copy of Paul's letter to the Romans. Upon his conversion to Christianity, Augustine became a prodigious writer, with his writings standing second only to the apostle Paul in their impact on the Church. Dr. Tom Gill, editor, has served as a pastor, evangelist. He is now director of TLR Ministries, and professor of Theology at Florida Christian University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bridge-Logos Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0882709488
• ISBN 13: 9780882709482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 460
• Editor: Gill Tom