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The Confessions (Paperback)
Saint Augustine; Translated by Henry Chadwick
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In his own day the dominant personality of the Western Church,
Augustine of Hippo today stands as perhaps the greatest thinker of
Christian antiquity, and his Confessions is one of the great works
of Western literature. In this intensely personal narrative,
Augustine relates his rare ascent from a humble Algerian farm to
the edge of the corridors of power at the imperial court in Milan,
his struggle against the domination of his sexual nature, his
renunciation of secular ambition and marriage, and the recovery of
the faith his mother Monica had taught him during his childhood.
Now, Henry Chadwick, an eminent scholar of early Christianity, has
given us the first new English translation in thirty years of this
classic spiritual journey. Chadwick renders the details of
Augustine's conversion in clear, modern English. We witness the
future saint's fascination with astrology and with the Manichees,
and then follow him through scepticism and disillusion with pagan
myths until he finally reaches Christian faith. There are brilliant
philosophical musings about Platonism and the nature of God, and
touching portraits of Augustine's beloved mother, of St. Ambrose of
Milan, and of other early Christians like Victorinus, who gave up a
distinguished career as a rhetorician to adopt the orthodox faith.
Augustine's concerns are often strikingly contemporary, yet his
work contains many references and allusions that are easily
understood only with background information about the ancient
social and intellectual setting. To make The Confessions accessible
to contemporary readers, Chadwick provides the most complete and
informative notes of any recent translation, and includes an
introduction to establish the context.
The religious and philosophical value of The Confessions is
unquestionable--now modern readers will have easier access to St.
Augustine's deeply personal meditations. Chadwick's lucid
translation and helpful introduction clear the way for a new
experience of this classic.
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