Saint Augustine

Confessions (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Believed to be the first Christian autobiography, Augustine's Confessions traces the first thirty-three years of its author's life, painting a future saint as a regretful sinner and grateful convert to Christianity. Intended as a work of evangelism-Augustine sought to provide a roadmap to faith and forgiveness to readers who identified with his life and struggles-Confessions is recognized today as a foundational work in the history of Western literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781513274621
• Artikelnr.: 61332514

Autorenporträt

Saint Augustine (354-430) was a Catholic theologian, philosopher, and writer. Born to a Catholic mother and pagan father-Berbers living in Numidia, Roman North Africa (modern day Algeria)-Augustine's lifelong commitment to faith and deeply personal writings make him an important figure for religion, literature, and Western philosophy. He is considered influential for developing the Catholic doctrines of original sin and predestination, though he also made contributions to philosophy that extend beyond religion, including general ethics, just war theory, and the concept of free will. Augustine is also recognized today as an early and significant memoirist and autobiographer, adapting these literary forms in order to blend religious teaching with personal stories and anecdotes.

Rezensionen

"[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