Henry Chadwick
Author
Series
Penguin history of the church volume 1
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
2) Confessions
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Written shortly after he became Biship of Hippo, "Confessions" highlights Augustine's childhood in Numidia and his riotous youth and early manhood in Carthage, Rome, and Milan. It also chronicles his continuing struggle with sin and his efforts to find satisfaction in Manichaenism and Neoplatonism. Particularly poignant are his mother's tireless efforts to rescue him from self-destruction and his dramatic conversion to the Christian faith at age 32....