The Confessions of St. Augustine
An autobiographical work by Saint Augustine of Hippo generally considered one of Augustine's most important texts
More than an autobiography, The Confessions of St. Augustine is one of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition. A great work of Western literature, it recalls crucial events and episodes in the author's life, in particular, life with his devoutly Christian mother and his origins in rural Algeria in the mid-fourth century A.D.; the rise to a lavish life at the imperial court in Milan; his struggle with sexual desires; eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and marriage; and recovery of his Catholic faith.This intensely personal narrative -- among the first in which self-analysis was used to describe spiritual and em…
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- ISBN: 978-2-3223-8096-1
- EAN: 9782322380961
- Produktnummer: 38655440
- Verlag: Books On Demand
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 168 S.
- Masse: H22.0 cm x B17.0 cm x D1.1 cm 304 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 304
Über den Autor
Augustine of Hippo 13 November 354 - 28 August 430 also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. His writings influenced the development of Western philosophy and Western Christianity, and he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period. His many important works include The City of God, On Christian Doctrine, and Confessions.According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine established anew the ancient Faith.[a] In his youth he was drawn to the eclectic (and now extinct) Manichaean faith, and later to the Hellenistic philosophy/religion of Neoplatonism. After his conversion to Christianity and baptism in 386, Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a variety of methods and perspectives.Believing the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freedom, he helped formulate the doctrine of original sin and made significant contributions to the development of just war theory. When the Western Roman Empire began to disintegrate, Augustine imagined the Church as a spiritual City of God, distinct from the material Earthly City.[ His thoughts profoundly influenced the medieval worldview. The segment of the Church that adhered to the concept of the Trinity as defined by the Council of Nicaea and the Council of Constantinople closely identified with Augustine's On the Trinity.
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