| Augustine of Hippo: Selected Writings Revised Edition Contributor(s): Clark, Mary T. (Translator), Madec, Goulven (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0809125730 ISBN-13: 9780809125739 Publisher: Paulist Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1984 Annotation: The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted! In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders. The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons". -- The Christian Century |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Devotional |
| Dewey: 248 |
| LCCN: 84060736 |
| Lexile Measure: 1290 |
| Series: Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.95 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Home Schooling |
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| Publisher Description: The very imposing and very welcome Classics of Western Spirituality(TM)series...should be in every theological collection of any depth. Ardin Newsletter In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO-SELECTED WRITINGS translated and introduced by Mary T. Clark preface by Goulven Madec You have made us to be toward you, and our heart is restless until it rests in you Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Augustine of Hippo (354-430), bishop, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church whose thought molded the Western theological tradition, is clearly one of the most influential figures in the history of the Church. At the heart of his brilliant philosophical and theological speculation is his spirituality-a spirituality founded on the reality of the soul's experience of the Trinity in the depths of its interiority. This book is a collection of his writings, which in every sense must be considered true classics of spirituality in the West. Included are excerpts from Confessions, On the Trinity, The City of God, and Homilies on the Psalms along with the complete texts of the Rule of St. Augustine, On Seeing God, and On the Presence of God. In speaking of Augustine's relevance for our time, Paul VI said: If St. Augustine were alive today, he would speak as he spoke a thousand and more years ago. Why? Because he really personifies a humanity that believes, that loves Christ and our beloved God. |