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Aurelius augustinus, 354430, one of the latin fathers of the church and a doctor of the church, bishop of hippo near presentday annaba, algeria, b. Confessions is the name of an autobiographical book, consisting of books, by st. Augustine s confessions is one of the classics in this series, featured here with fine art cover design. For the safety of our communities and booksellers, this location is temporarily closed.
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Aurelius augustinus, augustine of hippo november, 354august 28, 430 is a saint and the preeminent doctor of the church according to roman catholicism. Books by augustine of hippo augustine of hippo average rating 3. Its chock full of every book you could imagine and tucked here and there among the books are booklovers treasures. Augustine began in 354 ad, the son of a roman official in north africa. Modern english version ebook 97815855882 by saint augustine. Good neighbours books augustine bookroom established in 1974 good neighbours books augustine bookroom r150. In todays society, in the secular world, this name probably means very little, but in the christian world this name echoes throughout the history of the church. The confessions of saint augustine the letters of saint augustine the soliloquies expositions on the book of psalms our lords sermon on the mount, according to matthew the harmony of the gospels on the holy trinity lectures or tractates on the gospel according to st. This book is a mustread for those who hunger for grand accounts of literature, students of literary form, critics of contemporary art, and general readers who wish to learn, finally, what. Modern english translations of it are sometimes published under the title the confessions of st. The confessions, on grace and free will, the city of god, on christian doctrine, expositions on the book of psalms. North africa was part of the roman empire, though it was considered something of a backwater, far from the centers of imperial power.
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