Title: Soundings in St. Augustine's imagination
First published: 1994
Description: As a young student in Paris, O'Connell was first enamored of the intriguing artistic imagery of Augustine's works. The imagery continued to impress him as his scholarship continued. Now, after many years of research and rewarding study, a thorough treatment of Augustine's "image clusters" is revealed in this volume, Soundings in St. Augustine's Imagination. That St. Augustine's writings are empowered by use of poetic imagery is of interest to readers of philosophy and theology, as well as language.

In this work, Augustine's imagery is used as a basis to shed light on some of his thought which had previously puzzled the scholarly world. Soundings in St. Augustine's Imagination is an imperative addition to any philosophical library and a rich reward for all intrigued by his dramatic use of language and metaphor.
Subjects: Biography, Christian saints, Christianity, History and criticism, History of doctrines, Imagination, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Imagination, Confessiones (Augustine, of Hippo, Saint), Filosofia patrística, Aspect religieux, Patrisztika, Katolikus, Életrajz, Püspök, Filosofia medieval, Filosofia cristã, Augustine, saint, bishop of hippo, 354-430, Literary style, Bishops, Catholic Church
Places: Algeria, Hippo (Extinct city)
People: Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo
Time periods: Early church, ca. 30-600
LC classification: BR65.A62 O26 1994