Confessions (I/1) 2nd (Second) Edition 2012 (The Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century)
Maria Boulding's version is of a different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market. She has perfected an elegant and flowing style. --Rowan Williams, Archbishop of CanterburyMaria Boulding's translation is clear and crisp. It respects Augustine's language concerning inclusiveness, to my knowledge the first to do so, and uniquely highlights the poetic elements embodied in Augustine's work. I see Boulding's work to betheEnglish translation ofThe Confessionsfor years to come. --Edmund Hill OP, Augustine ScholarSo old and yet so new! This contemporary translation of AugustinesConfessionswas like meeting an old friend and touching perennial truth, despite the passing years. Augustine was surely larger than life -- and this translation is, too. --Richard Rohr OFMMaria Boulding's translation is clear and crisp. It respects Augustine's language concerning inclusiveness, to my knowledge the first to do so, and uniquely highlights the poetic elements embodied in Augustine's work. I see Boulding's work to betheEnglish translation ofThe Confessionsfor years to come. --Edmund Hill OP, Augustine ScholarSo old and yet so new! This contemporary translation of AugustinesConfessionswas like meeting an old friend and touching perennial truth, despite the passing years. Augustine was surely larger than life -- and this translation is, too."" --Richard Rohr OFMMaria Boulding's translation is clear and crisp. It respects Augustine's language concerning inclusiveness, to my knowledge the first to do so, and uniquely highlights the poetic elements embodied in Augustine's work. I see Boulding's work to betheEnglish translation ofThe Confessionsfor years to come. --Edmund Hill OP, Augustine ScholarSo old and yet so new! This contemporary translation of AugustinesConfessionswas like meeting an old friend and touching perennial truth, despite the passing years. Augustine was surely larger than life -- and this translation is, too."" --Richard Rohr OFM