The Confessions: Saint Augustine of Hippo
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The Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered one of the greatest Christian classics of all time. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer that Augustine wrote as an autobiography sometime after his conversion, to confess his sins and proclaim God’s goodness. Just as his first hearers were captivated by his powerful conversion story, so also have many millions been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions.
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The Confessions: Saint Augustine of Hippo
The Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo is considered one of the greatest Christian classics of all time. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer that Augustine wrote as an autobiography sometime after his conversion, to confess his sins and proclaim God’s goodness. Just as his first hearers were captivated by his powerful conversion story, so also have many millions been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions.
This acclaimed new translation by Sister Maria Boulding, O.S.B., masterfully captures his experience with an elegant and flowing style. Her beautiful contemporary translation of the ancient Confessions also makes the classic work more accessible to modern readers. Her translation combines the linguistic accuracy demanded by 4th-century Latin with the poetic power aimed at by Augustine, not as discernable in previous translations.
Saint Augustine (354–430) was a theologian, philosopher, and the bishop of Hippo, in present-day Algeria. His writings undoubtedly influenced the development of Western philosophy and Christianity.
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| Weight | .5 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 9 × 5 × .5 in |
| Authors | Saint Augustine |
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| ISBN | 9781586176839 |
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| Pages | 522 |
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