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Summary: One of the great works of Western literature, from perhaps the most important thinker of Christian antiquity, in a revolutionary new translation by one of today's leading classicists Sarah Ruden's fresh, dynamic translation of Confessions brings us closer to Augustine's intent than any previous version. It puts a glaring spotlight on the life of one individual to show how all lives have meaning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Modern Library 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AUGUSTINE, SAINT AUGAugustine
Summary: In this book, which corresponds to Book Ten of the Confessiones, Augustine pursues his meditation on the self and his intimate testimony to God by moving from his life before baptism to his entrance into a holy life and embrace of the Trinity, the celebration of which will occupy him for the remaining chapters. Augustine contemplates this transition within his own memory, for to him, the "vast...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270.2 AUGAugustine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270.2 AUGAugustine
Summary: According to Garry Wills, most readers of Augustine interpret his meditation on sin in the Confessiones as an indication of his obsession with sex. But as Wills suggests in his discussion of book two of Augustine's influential work, sexual transgression is not Augustine's main focus as he reflects on the nature of human sinfulness. Instead, Augustine seeks to understand man's power to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270 WILCook, William R. (William Robert)
Summary: An analysis of the classic work, Confessions, by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversies at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious difference between Augustine's world and ours.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270.2 ST.Call number: DVD 270.2 ST. PART 2
Cook, William R. (William Robert)
Summary: An analysis of the classic work Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversries at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious diffrence between Augustine's world and ours.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 270.2 COO PART 1Call number: CD 270.2 COO PART 2