books by Saint Augustine     books:     Saint Augustine      Confessions: Books I-Xiii Saint, Bishop of Hippo Augustine, F. J. Sheed, ... Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1993 The best translation of St. Augustine's Confessions Let me put it this way, and I quote another translator of this book, "You have not read 'Confessions' until you have read the Sheed translation."             Confessions, Vol. 1: Books 1-8 (Loeb Classical Library, No. 26) Bishop of Hippo Augustine Saint Loeb Classical Library, 1912 Augustinus (354?430 CE ), son of a pagan, Patricius of Tagaste in North Africa, and his Christian wife Monica, while studying in Africa to become a rhetorician, plunged into a turmoil of philosophical and psychological doubts in search of truth, joining for a time the Manichaean society. He became a teacher of grammar at Tagaste, and lived much ...             Essential Sermons (The Works of Saint Augustine) Saint Augustine New City Press, 2007 Especially recommended for church and seminary library collections Skillfully and accessibly translated into modern English by Father Edmund Hill, Essential Sermons is an astutely chosen selection of the sermons of Augustine of Hippo (354-430), who served as bishop of Hippo in North Africa after his conversion to Christianity. ...             Essential Augustine Hackett Publishing Company, 1974 Fantastic introduction to Augustine's theology Bourke does a wonderful job summarizing Augustine's theology on a wide range of issues: God, the Trinity, the church, etc. It is organized by topic, with a short introduction to each topic. It draws on a much wider selection of his writings than most people will have ...             On Free Choice of the Will Saint Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Williams Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1993 excellent text for considering the impact of Christianity on Platonism and vice-versa If you were looking for a significant and representative but introductory level medieval Christian philosophy text, you would be hard pressed to find one better than this. When I teach intro to philosophy, I often choose representative texts from the ancient, ...             Confessions (Penguin Classics) Saint Augustine of Hippo Penguin Classics, 1961 Worthwhile even for agnostics Before reading any St. Augustine, I had formed an image of him as an intolerant puritan, almost Taliban-esque. As an agnostic, I did not at all expect to find him a sympathetic figure. The "Confessions," however, reveal a warmly human, hugely intelligent man, ...             Confessions of Augustine Saint Augustine Hackett Publishing Company, 2007 the editor's preface Michael P. Foley's "Editor's Preface" to this edition of Confessions contextualizes the translation well. It serves to locate Sheed's translation historically and academically. The "Editor's Preface" also discusses the cover art for this edition. That discussion is ...             Teaching Christianity Saint Augustine New City Press, 1995 Teaching Christianity is the most original book Augustine ever wrote. It is not so much a treatise or scholarly work but an instruction manual on how to teach Christianity. He wrote this how to book for those who would be preaching and explaining Christianity. It is entirely based on the bible and helps the reader express its truths of faith with ...             The Trinity Saint Augustine New City Press, 1991 Perhaps Augustine's most difficult work Trinitarian theology is a difficult subject. Scriptural references are few and their meaning is not obvious - indeed, they can easily be read as contradictory. In fact, there is no explicit description of the Trinity in the scriptures at all - the orthodox view of the ...             St. Augustine Confessions (Oxford World's Classics) Saint Augustine Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 Tolle, lege I've long since lost the religious fervor that led me to read Augustine's Confessions for the first time some 40 years ago. But I've never tired of re-reading it, which I do every five years or so. For in addition to being an exquisitely written prayer, it's also a ...             Saint Augustine on Genesis: Two Books on Genesis Against the Manichees and on the Literal Interpretation of ... Saint, Bishop of Hippo Augustine Catholic University of America Press, 2001 First-time translations of two early works of Augustine This book contains a pair of unfinished works by Augustine on the Book of Genesis. The table of contents is as follows: Introduction (Roland J. Teske) Entries from "The Retractions" on the two works "Two Books on Genesis against the Manichees" "On the Literal ...             Hungering for God : Selected Writings of Augustine (Upper Room Spiritual Classics. Series I) Saint, Bishop of Hippo Augustine Upper Room Books, 1997 Soulful Introduction to a Longing Soul Many thanks to the publisher for providing this very accessible introduction to the spiritual writings of Augustine of Hippo. The fourteen selections carry just enough of the flavor of this thinker to whet the reading desire of those who have shied away from Augustine ...             Political Writings Saint, Bishop of Hippo Augustine, Michael W. Tkacz Hackett Publishing Company, 1994 Presents an organized, comprehensive view of the saint's controversial ideas on sin, grace, and predestination.             02. St. Augustine: The First Catechetical Instruction (Ancient Christian Writers) Saint Augustine of Hippo Paulist Press, 1978 Written about the year 405, this treatise is unique in that it embodies both a manual for the catechist and a catechesis for the prospective catechumen.             The Confessions of St. Augustine: Modern English Version (Paraclete Living Library) Saint, Bishop of Hippo Augustine, Hal McElwaine Helms Paraclete Press (MA), 1986 The Confessions of St. Augustine, a passionate, deeply honest autobiographical account of Augustine's journey toward faith, has been a source of spiritual guidance and intellectual nourishment for millions of people throught the centuries. While Augustine is regarded as one of Christianity's greatest theologians, the enduring and universal appeal ...          products you might be interested in search for books catechetical, christianity, confessions, instruction, interpretation, unfinished      toavi.com    web we recommend Tolle, lege randomly chosen book: Exclusive