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The Confessions of Saint Augustine - (Signet Classics) (Paperback)

The Confessions of Saint Augustine - (Signet Classics) (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In his 1,500-year-old "Confessions," Augustine of Hippo tells the story of his remarkable life, interwoven with his insights of endless wisdom. This contemporary translation features an inspiring new package. Revised reissue.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In his 1500-year-old <i>Confessions</i>, Augustine of Hippo tells the story of his remarkable life, interwoven with his insights of endless wisdom. Noted Paul VI: ?all of antiquity's philosophy converges in his work.?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>?The Greatest Father of the Latin Church.?<BR> ?Pope Benedict XVI<BR><BR><br><br>aThe Greatest Father of the Latin Church.a<BR> aPope Benedict XVI<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Rex Warner</b> was a Professor of the University of Connecticut from 1964 until his retirement in He was born in 1905 and went to Wadham College, Oxford, where he gained a 'first' in Classical Moderations, and took a degree in English Literature. He taught in Egypt and England, and was Director of the British Institute, Athens, from 1945 to 1947. He has written poems, novels and critical essays, has worked on films and broadcasting, and has translated many works, of which Xenophon's <b>History of My Time</b> and <b>The Persian Expedition</b>, Thucydides' <b>The Peloponnesian War</b>, and Plutarch's <b>Lives</b> (under the title <b>Fall of the Roman Republic</b>) and <b>Moral Essays</b> have been published in Penguin Classics.<br><p><b>Martin Marty</b>, one of today's most respected theologians, is professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, where the Martin Marty Center has been founded to promote public religion endeavors. His more than fifty books include <b>Modern American Religion</b>. He is a winner of the National Book Award and was the first religion scholar to receive the National Humanities Medal.</p>

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