The Confessions of St. Augustine - (Dover Thrift Editions: Religion) by St Augustine (Paperback)
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- More than an autobiography, The Confessions of St. Augustine is one of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition.
- 320 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christianity
- Series Name: Dover Thrift Editions: Religion
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Influential work recalls author's mid-4th-century origins in rural Algeria; lavish lifestyle in Milan; his struggle with sexual desires; eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and marriage; and recovery of his Catholic faith.Book 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.
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Q: What is the ISBN # for this book? Thank you!
A: Hi, Grace! Regarding your question about the The Confessions of St. Augustine - (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback): the ISBN number is 9780486424668.
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