Augustine : Conversion to Confessions /
Fox, Robin Lane
Augustine : Conversion to Confessions / Robin Lane Fox. - New York, New York : Basic Books., c2015. - xiv, 657 pages ; Illustration, 24 cm.
Includes Bibliography, Notes, Index.
In Augustine, celebrated historian Robin Lane Fox follows Augustine of Hippo on his journey to the writing of his Confessions. Unbaptized, Augustine indulged in a life of lust before finally confessing and converting. Lane Fox recounts Augustine's sexual sins, his time in an outlawed heretical sect, and his gradual return to spirituality. Magisterial and beautifully written, Augustine is the authoritative portrait of his colossal figure at his most thoughtful, vulnerable, and profound.
978-0-465-09385-4
BR 1720 F69 2015
Augustine : Conversion to Confessions / Robin Lane Fox. - New York, New York : Basic Books., c2015. - xiv, 657 pages ; Illustration, 24 cm.
Includes Bibliography, Notes, Index.
In Augustine, celebrated historian Robin Lane Fox follows Augustine of Hippo on his journey to the writing of his Confessions. Unbaptized, Augustine indulged in a life of lust before finally confessing and converting. Lane Fox recounts Augustine's sexual sins, his time in an outlawed heretical sect, and his gradual return to spirituality. Magisterial and beautifully written, Augustine is the authoritative portrait of his colossal figure at his most thoughtful, vulnerable, and profound.
978-0-465-09385-4
BR 1720 F69 2015
