Augustine: conversions to confessions
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New York : Basic Books, 2015.
Physical Desc:
xiv, 657 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Status:
Pocket-Greenhaven
270.2092 A923zf 2015
Description
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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Book
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First US edition.
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English
ISBN:
9780465022274, 0465022278
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [572] - 647) and index.
Description
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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