The conversion of Augustine
By: Romano Guardini ; translated from the German by Elinor Briefs ; with a new introduction by Louis Dupre.
Edition: 2nd English ed.
Publisher: Alethes Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Leesburg, Va
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781934182123
Subjects: Augustine, -- Saint, Bishop of Hippo
Work titles: Bekehrung des Aurelius Augustinus.
Description: "This book is a meditative unfolding of a defining moment in the history Western civilization, the conversion from paganism to Christianity of St. Augustine, the last Father of the Church, who was also the first medieval"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Inroduction to second English edition / by Louis Dupre; title: Introduction / by Romano Guardini; title: The basis of interpretation; title: Confession; title: The memory; title: Inwardness; title: The drama within; title: The mind, sensuality, spirituality, and the heart; title: Perfection and the blissful life; title: The eros and the heart; title: Wisdom; title: The blissful life and the God-value; title: Amazement over existence; title: Creation and providence; title: Augustine's "paganism"; title: The mother; title: Point of departure; title: The way and the decision; title: Childhood, youth, and early manhood; title: Rome and Milan; title: Clarification; title: The decision; title: The new life.