The Confessions of Saint Augustine (Image Classics)

by St. Augustine

Other authorsJohn K. Ryan (Translator)
Paperback, 1960

Status

Available

Call number

BR65 .A6E5 1960

Tags

Augustine; -- Saint; Bishop of Hippo, Christian saints -- Algeria -- Hippo (Extinct city) -- Biography

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Publication

Image (1960), Edition: Image Books ed, 464 pages

Description

One of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition recalls crucial events in the author's life: his mid-4th-century origins in rural Algeria; the rise to a lavish lifestyle at the imperial court in Milan; his struggle with sexual desires; eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and marriage; and recovery of his Catholic faith.

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LCC

BR65 .A6E5 1960

Awards

Original publication date

397

Physical description

464 p.; 5.2 inches

ISBN

0385029551 / 9780385029551

Barcode

31342000099894

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