Description
| Product ID: | 9781138847989 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Routledge Guides to the Great Books |
| Title: | The Routledge Guidebook to Augustine's Confessions |
| Authors: | Author: Catherine Conybeare |
| Page Count: | 170 |
| Subjects: | Ancient history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Medieval Western philosophy, Philosophy of religion, History of religion, Christianity, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Philosophy of religion, History of religion, Church history |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Augustine''s Confessions is one of the most significant works of Western culture. The Routledge Guidebook to Augustine’s Confessions is an engaging introduction to this spiritually creative and intellectually original work. This guidebook is organized by themes, including the importance of language, creation and the sensible world, memory, time, and the self, and the continuation of the Confessions. Written for readers approaching the Confessions for the first time, this guidebook addresses the literary, philosophical, historical and theological complexities of the work in a clear and accessible way. Augustine’s Confessions is one of the most significant works of Western culture. Cast as a long, impassioned conversation with God, it is intertwined with passages of life-narrative and with key theological and philosophical insights. It is enduringly popular, and justly so. The Routledge Guidebook to Augustine’s Confessions is an engaging introduction to this spiritually creative and intellectually original work. This guidebook is organized by themes:
Written for readers approaching the Confessions for the first time, this guidebook addresses the literary, philosophical, historical and theological complexities of the work in a clear and accessible way. Excerpts in both Latin and English from this seminal work are included throughout the book to provide a close examination of both the autobiographical and theoretical content within the Confessions. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-06-23 |
