Augustine of Hippo
Subtitle: a life
By: Henry Chadwick.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9780199568307
Subjects: Augustine, -- Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Christian saints -- Algeria -- Hippo (Extinct city) -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "The life and works of Augustine of Hippo (354-430) have shaped the development of the Christian Church, sparking controversy and influencing the ideas of theologians through subsequent centuries. Augustine's intellectual development is recounted with clarity and warmth in th is newly rediscovered biography by the acclaimed church historian, the late Henry Chadwick. Augustine's journey from schoolboy and student to Bishop and champion of Western Christendom in a period of intense political upheaval, is narrated in Chadwick's characteristically rigorous yet sympathetic style."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.