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Augustine of Hippo

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An edition of Augustine of Hippo (1967)

Augustine of Hippo

a biography

  • 9 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading

"This biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching. One of the founders of Latin Christianity, Augustine of Hippo's writings and teachings changed ancient thought into its medieval and modern forms, and his influence is felt even today.".

"The recent discovery of a considerable number of letters and sermons by Augustine has thrown fresh light on the first and last decades of his experience as a bishop. These circumstantial texts have led Peter Brown to reconsider some of his judgments on Augustine, both as the author of Confessions and as the elderly bishop preaching and writing in the last years of Roman rule in north Africa.

In a substantial new Epilogue to his acclaimed portrait of the bishop of Hippo, Brown reflects on the significance of these exciting new documents."--BOOK JACKET.

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English
Pages
548

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Cover of: Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
March 2001, Faber & Faber Ltd
Paperback in English - 2Rev Ed edition
Cover of: Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo: a biography
2000, University of California Press
in English
Cover of: Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo: a biography
2000, Faber and Faber
in English - New ed. / with an epilogue.
Cover of: Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo: A Biography
March 1987, Hippocrene Books
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo: a biography
1969, University of California Press
in English - lst paperbound ed.
Cover of: Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo: a biography
1967, Faber
in English
Cover of: Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo: a biography
1967, University of California Press
in English
Cover of: Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo: a biography
1967, University of California Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-538) and index.
"A new edition with an epilogue."

Published in
Berkeley

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
270.2/092, B
Library of Congress
BR1720.A9 B7 2000, BR 1720 A9 B7 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 548 p. :
Number of pages
548

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3963788M
Internet Archive
augustineofhippo00brow_0
ISBN 10
0520228359, 0520227573
LCCN
2001268207, 67013137
OCLC/WorldCat
45319026
Library Thing
87505
Goodreads
274665
1686

Work Description

This classic biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching. The remarkable discovery recently of a considerable number of letters and sermons by Augustine has thrown fresh light on the first and last decades of his experience as a bishop. These circumstantial texts have led Peter Brown to reconsider some of his judgments on Augustine, both as the author of the Confessions and as the elderly bishop preaching and writing in the last years of Roman rule in north Africa. Brown's reflections on the significance of these exciting new documents are contained in two chapters of a substantial Epilogue to his biography (the text of which is unaltered). He also reviews the changes in scholarship about Augustine since the 1960s. A personal as well as a scholarly fascination infuse the book-length epilogue and notes that Brown has added to his acclaimed portrait of the bishop of Hippo.

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