Augustine

Hardcover. 396 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper & Row, USA, 2005. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Remainder mark on page edges. . Previous owner's name in ink. Several pages of text contain marks and notes in pencil. Roughcut edges. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Augustine, sinner and saint, the celebrated theologian who served as bishop of . Hippo from 396 C.E. until his death in . 430 C.E., is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in the western world. Augustine: A New Biography tells the story of Augustine from the vantage point of Hippo, where he spent almost forty years as priest and bishop. During Augustine's post-Confessions years he became prominent as a churchman, politician, and writer, and James J. O'Donnell looks back at the events in the Confessions from this period in Augustine's life. Much of Augustine's writing consists of sermons and letters rich in vivid primary material about the events of his time. Prosperous men converting to Christianity to get ahead, priests covering up their sexual and financial peccadilloes, generals playing coldly calculated games of Roman barbarian geopolitics -- these are the figures who stand out in Augustine's world and who populate O'Donnell's intriguing portrait set against a background of the battle over the future of Christianity. This book reveals much of what Augustine didn't confess. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0060535377. ISBN/EAN: 9780060535377. Inventory No: 25010226. Hardcover

Product Info

ISBN: 0060535377

ISBN-13: 9780060535377

Publisher: Harper & Row

Year: 2005

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Seller Info

ManyhillsBooks

Address: PO Box 2098 Traralgon, Victoria

Website: https://www.manyhillsbooks.com

Country: Australia