Saint Augustine of Hippo Selections from Confessions and Other Essential Writings--Annotated and Explained

Name: Saint Augustine of Hippo Selections from Confessions and Other Essential Writings--Annotated and Explained
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ISBN: 9781594732829

ISBN-10: 1594732825

ISBN-13: 9781594732829

Edition: 2010 (Annotated)

Authors: Joseph T. Kelley, Augustine Heritage Augustine Heritage Institute

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Augustine of Hippo (354¿430), priest, bishop, and theologian, is one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. He is known as much for his long interior struggle that ended with conversion and baptism at age thirty-two as for his influential teachings on human will, original sin, and the theology of just war. Cherished as a model for the pursuit of a life of spiritual grace and criticized for his theory of predestination, Augustine is recognized as a living expression of the passion to understand and communicate the deeper meanings of human experience. With fresh translations drawn from Augustine¿s voluminous writings and probing facing-page commentary,…

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List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: LongHill Partners, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


A Note on the Translation



The Journey of Faith


Unquiet Hearts


Keep On Moving


Searching Minds


Faith Seeking Understanding


Doubt and Skepticism


The Will to Believe


Give Me Chastity-But Not Yet


The Will to Power


The Divided Will



Through Sin to Grace


The Devil Made Me Do It


Our Sins Are Our Own


Original Sin


The Disorder in Sin


The Nature of Evil


Paralysis of Will


Saved by Grace: The Pelagian Controversy


Give What You Command


Conversion


Predestination


Reconsideration



Intent upon God


Knowing God


Loving God


God as Trinity


Jesus Christ


The Holy Spirit


Loving One Another


Friendship


Community


The Church


The Donatists


The Sacraments


Ministry


Prayer



While in the World


Creation


Concupiscence


Marriage


Women


Politics


Justice


War


Peace


Death


Suggestions for Further Study


Index of Texts