Essential Letters (The Works of Saint Augustine) - Softcover

Augustine, Saint, Bishop Of Hippo

 
9781565485082: Essential Letters (The Works of Saint Augustine)

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The four volumes of Augustine's complete letter corpus, expertly translated by Ronald Teske, SJ, represent a treasure trove of insights into the mind and heart of the Bishop of Hippo. Now, this one-volume compilation brings to the forefront the most essential of Augustine's correspondence.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Augustine of Hippo (354-430) is one of the greatest thinkers and writers of the Western world. After he converted to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo in North Africa, where he was influential in civil and church affairs. His writings have had a lasting impact on Western philosophy and culture.

Ron Teske was a Roman Catholic priest member of the Jesuit order. Teske was also a medievalist and philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Marquette University.

Professor of Classics at Nicolaus Copernicus University.

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The Essential Letters volume in the series of Augustine's complete works features a rich selection from the Bishop of Hippo's extensive surviving correspondence. Following an informative introductory chapter by Augustine scholar Przemyslaw Nehring, the letters are then arranged in categories that focus on Augustine in his different roles, for example, as philosopher, theologian, exegete and monastic founder. These writings display Augustine's wide-ranging concerns with a similarly wide range of correspondents and often provide a glimpse of his character that cannot be obtained in his other writings, not even in The Confessions.

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