Title: Augustine
First published: 1985
Description: Saint Augustine -- the celebrated theologian who served as Bishop of Hippo from 396 C.E. until his death in 430 C.E. -- is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in the Western world. His autobiography, Confessions, remains among the most important religious writings in the Christian tradition. In this eye-opening and eminently readable biography, renowned historical scholar James J. O'Donnell picks up where Augustine himself left off to offer a fascinating, in-depth portrait of an unparalleled politician, writer, and churchman in a time of uncertainty and religious turmoil.Augustine is a triumphant chronicle of an extraordinary life that is certain to surprise and enlighten even those who believed they knew the complex and remarkable man of God.
Subjects: Christian saints, Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Religion & Spirituality, Biography, Augustine, saint, bishop of hippo, 354-430, Saints, biography
Places: Hippo (Extinct city), Algeria
People: Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo