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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Confessions describes Saint Augustines conversion to Christianity and is the basis for his reputation as one of Christianity's most influential thinkers.

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In this new translation the brilliant and impassioned descriptions of Augustine's colourful early life are conveyed to the English reader with accuracy and art. Augustine tells of his wrestlings to master his sexual drive, his rare ascent from a h...

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City of God is an enduringly significant work in the history of Christian thought, by one of its central figures Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, this great theological and p...

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One of a major new Classics series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound hardbacks. The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and wo...

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City of God is an enduringly significant work in the history of Christian thought, by one of its central figuresWritten as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, this great theological and ph...

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You are the fountain of life, light, and all grace and truth The hearts of the first Christians beat with praise for Christ. The strength of their devotion is remarkable, considering the times of uncertainty and persecution in which they lived. De...

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Saint Augustine lived between 354 and 430AD--some of the most turbulent times for the Roman Empire. Augustine's life matched this turbulence for despite his early rejection of Christianity he eventually became a bishop and one of the most influent...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Confessions describes Saint Augustines conversion to Christianity and is the basis for his reputation as one of Christianity's most influential thinkers.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Confessions describes Saint Augustine?s conversion to Christianity and is the basis for his reputation as one of Christianity''s most influential thinkers.

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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enri...

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'Give me chastity and continence, but not yet'The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting world-views. The Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recounts how, slowly a...

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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enri...

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In this new translation the brilliant and impassioned descriptions of Augustine's colourful early life are conveyed to the English reader with accuracy and art. Augustine tells of his wrestlings to master his sexual drive, his rare ascent from a h...

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In this new translation the brilliant and impassioned descriptions of Augustine's colourful early life are conveyed to the English reader with accuracy and art. Augustine tells of his wrestlings to master his sexual drive, his rare ascent from a h...

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A fresh, new translation of Augustines inaugural work as a Christian convert Lively, engaging and accurate translations. . . . There is much in this dialogue and Foleys presentation of it for contemporary readers to take seriously.Erik Kenyon, Bry...

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A fresh, new translation of Augustines inaugural work as a Christian convert The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are the Cassiciacum dialogues, which have influenced prominent thinkers from B...

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A fresh, new translation of Augustines inaugural work as a Christian convert Lively, engaging and accurate translations. . . . There is much in this dialogue and Foleys presentation of it for contemporary readers to take seriously.Erik Kenyon, Bry...

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A fresh, new translation of Augustines inaugural work as a Christian convert The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are the Cassiciacum dialogues, which have influenced prominent thinkers from B...

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A fresh, new translation of Augustine’s inaugural work as a Christian convert The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are the remarkable “Cassiciacum dialogues.” In this first d...

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A fresh, new translation of Augustine’s inaugural work as a Christian convert The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are the “Cassiciacum dialogues,” which have influenced prom...

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A fresh, new translation of Augustine's third work as a Christian convert The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are dialogues that have influenced prominent thinkers from Boethius to Bernard Lo...

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A fresh, new translation of Augustine's fourth work as a Christian convert The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are dialogues that have influenced prominent thinkers from Boethius to Bernard L...

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Dating to the early 5th century AD, the Enchiridion of St. Augustine is a superb example of early Christian instruction and virtues, summating the pillars of the faith in a manner inspiring. Augustine of Hippo was among the first Roman Christians ...

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Dating to the early 5th century AD, the Enchiridion of St. Augustine is a superb example of early Christian instruction and virtues, summating the pillars of the faith in a manner inspiring. Augustine of Hippo was among the first Roman Christians ...

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One of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition recalls crucial events and episodes in the author's life: his mid-fourth-century origins in rural Algeria; the rise to a lavish lifestyle at the imperial court in Milan; his st...

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First published in 1918, and reprinted in 1924 and 1955, this volume gathers together some of the more important writings of Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-69), the renowned French literary critic who moved in the same circles as Victor Hugo....

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Heartfelt, incisive, and timeless, translated by John K. Ryan, The Confessions of Saint Augustine has captivated readers for more than fifteen hundred years. Philosophically and theologically brilliant, sincere in its feeling, and both grounded in...

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"Confessions" is one of the most moving diaries ever recorded of a man's journey to the fountain of God's grace. Writing as a sinner, not a saint, Augustine shares his innermost thoughts and conversion experiences and wrestles with the s...

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Based on contemporary sources and recent authoritative scholarship, this analytical index brings together in concise form the available information concerning each of the persons and works named or alluded to in Sainte-Beuve's most-discussed ...

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Augustine of Hippo (b. A.D. 354) is considered the single most influential theologian in the history of the Church in the West. Among his many contributions, Augustine developed a sexual ethic that became decisive for all later teachings in the Ch...

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