Augustine: conversions to confessions
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In Augustine, the acclaimed historian Robin Lane Fox re-creates Augustines early life with unparalleled insight, showing how Augustines quest for knowledge and faith finally brought him to Christianity and a life of celibacy. Augustines Confessions, a vivid description of his journey toward conversion and baptism, still serves as a model of spirituality for Christians around the world.
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Lane Fox, R. (2015). Augustine: conversions to confessions. First US edition. New York, Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lane Fox, Robin, 1946-. 2015. Augustine: Conversions to Confessions. New York, Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lane Fox, Robin, 1946-, Augustine: Conversions to Confessions. New York, Basic Books, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lane Fox, Robin. Augustine: Conversions to Confessions. First US edition. New York, Basic Books, 2015.
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504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [572] - 647) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | |a Confession and conversion -- Worldly ambitions -- Infancy, order and sin -- Family scars -- "So small a boy, so great a sinner..." -- Unfriendly friendship -- "To Carthage I came..." -- Apostle of Christ -- The living gospel -- Becoming Martha -- Selling lies for a living -- Guided encounters -- Eternal Rome -- Milan and Ambrose -- "Torn from my side..." -- Greater friends -- Plato reborn -- Inwards and upwards -- Sex, ambition and philosophy -- Into the garden -- Gentle withdrawal -- Villa life -- "Watering my couch with tears" -- Augustine with Augustine -- Born again -- The last days of Monnica [sic] -- Authority and love -- Slaves of God -- True religion -- The reluctant priest -- Sinners and seekers -- Faith and error -- "Not in rioting and drunkenness..." -- Seat of the scornful -- The seven steps -- Paul and Lazarus -- Postal contacts -- Amazing grace -- Food for scandal -- Shared burdens -- Confessing -- The heaven of heavens -- Epilogue. | |
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