St. Augustine
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in the history of Western thought cast as long and luminous a shadow as Augustine of Hippo — the restless, brilliant North African bishop whose spiritual odyssey transformed Christianity and shaped the intellectual foundations of the Western world. Rebecca West's St. Augustine presents a vivid and searching portrait of this towering theologian, tracing his turbulent journey from a life of sensual indulgence and philosophical wandering to his dramatic conversion and ultimate embrace of Christian faith. With the precision of a scholar and the narrative flair of a seasoned literary journalist, West illuminates the tensions between Augustine's earthly desires and his consuming hunger for divine truth, mapping a soul in perpetual, anguished motion. West brings to this subject the same incisive intelligence that distinguished her broader body of work, weaving biography, theology, and cultural history into a seamless and compelling whole. St. Augustine is not merely a retelling of a saint's life; it is a meditation on the human condition itself — on guilt, grace, memory, and the will — themes that Augustine himself chronicled with unflinching honesty in his own Confessions. West's prose crackles with insight, forcing the reader to confront the enduring relevance of a mind forged in the fires of the fifth century. For those who believe they already know Augustine, West's portrait will compel an urgent and revelatory reconsideration.
Author: Rebecca West
Format: Hardback
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in the history of Western thought cast as long and luminous a shadow as Augustine of Hippo — the restless, brilliant North African bishop whose spiritual odyssey transformed Christianity and shaped the intellectual foundations of the Western world. Rebecca West's St. Augustine presents a vivid and searching portrait of this towering theologian, tracing his turbulent journey from a life of sensual indulgence and philosophical wandering to his dramatic conversion and ultimate embrace of Christian faith. With the precision of a scholar and the narrative flair of a seasoned literary journalist, West illuminates the tensions between Augustine's earthly desires and his consuming hunger for divine truth, mapping a soul in perpetual, anguished motion. West brings to this subject the same incisive intelligence that distinguished her broader body of work, weaving biography, theology, and cultural history into a seamless and compelling whole. St. Augustine is not merely a retelling of a saint's life; it is a meditation on the human condition itself — on guilt, grace, memory, and the will — themes that Augustine himself chronicled with unflinching honesty in his own Confessions. West's prose crackles with insight, forcing the reader to confront the enduring relevance of a mind forged in the fires of the fifth century. For those who believe they already know Augustine, West's portrait will compel an urgent and revelatory reconsideration.